The NFL could open the 2026 season with replacement refs for the first time in 14 years. It can’t be worse than last time, ...

PHOENIX – It’s still too early to bank on replacement refs returning to NFL fields this season as negotiations with the referees union remain stuck in the mud. Yet with neither side budging in talks ...

The rift between the NFL and NFL officials just got a lot wider. Negotiations involving representatives for the league and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) for a new labor pact that were scheduled ...

The NFL's last foray into replacement officials ended in embarrassment for the league when a botched call and comic confusion in a prime-time game led to the end of a lockout that marred the first ...

The NFL’s competition committee submitted five rules proposals to the league ahead of next week’s annual owners meetings, and one of them appears to set the NFL up to prevent on-field officiating ...

As the NFL prepares for the possibility of replacement refs being used during the 2026 season, the league has approved a rule change that will allow for the officiating department to assist with any ...

The NFL's process of hiring replacement referees has reached another stage, according to a memo sent to teams. Several replacement officials have completed hiring steps including background checks and ...

Referees aren't the most popular people in an NFL game, but they are crucial to making football games run smoothly over the course of the year. So, when the league has to go to replacement refs, the ...

The NFL's last foray into replacement officials ended in embarrassment for the league when a botched call and comic confusion in a prime-time game led to the end of a lockout that marred the first ...