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 doesn't seem afraid of repeating the debacle that was the 2012 season without first-string officials.

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 NFL is not taking any chances this time. After years of controversy around officiating errors, the league just made a bold move to protect game integrity before chaos even starts. And yes, this ...

Is there a group of people more universally hated than NFL referees? If you had to assemble a Mount Rushmore of people/things no one likes, in no particular order, the monument would consist of NFL ...

The NFL adopted a number of rule change proposals in Tuesday's annual league meetings at Phoenix, including ones to help replacement referees under a work stoppage by regular officials. The moves came ...

With the threat of a referees lockout becoming more perilous by the day, the NFL continues to move forward with hiring and training replacement referees for use during the 2026 se ...

The NFL and its referees union are still without a new labor deal ahead of a May deadline, raising the possibility of ...

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 ...