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, ...

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 ...

NFL replacement refs may be making a comeback. Amid reportedly bitter negotiations between the league and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA), the officials’ union executive director, Scott Green, ...

The NFL has reportedly begun onboarding replacement officials in case their unionized referees are not available. The Athletic reported that teams were issued a memo by league officials Wednesday to ...

PHOENIX — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell insisted that the league will be “prepared” to play the 2026 season, regardless of the outcome of its labor negotiations with the NFL Referees Association.

The NFL could utilize replacement referees if negotiations continue to falter. Negotiations between the league and the NFL Referees Association have stalled, with the current collective bargaining ...

The NFL and its officials are deadlocked in a CBA dispute. With the May 31 deadline looming, the league is already hiring and training replacement referees. At the heart of the impasse is a ...

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 2026 NFL season is still several months away, but the league already has a major storyline percolating ahead of it. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) are in the midst of a labor ...

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 ...