Who Are The Referees For Tonight’s NFL Game?
Who are the referees for tonight’s NFL game? Here’s a look at the officiating crew for the contest.
Introduction
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world, the other three being Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL).
NFL officials are responsible for enforcing game rules and maintaining order during games. NFL officials are typically referred to as referees, although each position has specific designations: referee (ref), umpire (U), head linesman (HL), line judge (LJ), side judge (SJ), field judge (FJ), back judge (BJ), and center judge/down judge ().
The game’s rules are determined by a seven-member board of directors, which includes members from each of the league’s 32 teams. The chief executive officer of NFL operations overseas all aspects of officiating for both on-field and replay reviews.
The current group of NFL Officials are:
-Referee: John Parry
-Umpire: Carl Paganelli
-Head Linesman: Kent Payne
-Line Judge: Mark Steinkerchner
-Side Judge: Boris Cheek
-Field Judge: Tom Hill
-Back Judge: Greg Gautreaux
NFL Referees
The NFL has a group of officials who are responsible for the officiating of each and every game. This group is made up of the head referee, who is in charge of the crew, and seven other officials. These officials are responsible for making sure that the game is played according to the rules of the NFL.
Ed Hochuli
Ed Hochuli is one of the most experienced referees in the NFL, having officiated over 270 regular season games and 26 playoff games. He has been a referee since 1990 and has been a member of the NFL Referees Association Executive Board since 2002. Hochuli is also a lawyer, and he often uses his legal background to help explain NFL rules to players and coaches.
Clete Blakeman
Clete Blakeman is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2008 NFL season. He wears uniform number 34. Prior to becoming an NFL official, Blakeman served as an umpire in the Big 12 Conference from 2006 to 2007.
In 2013, Blakeman was selected as one of the NFL’s Referee of the Year nominees.
Terry McAulay
Terry McAulay is the referee for tonight’s NFL game.
A native of New Jersey, McAulay began his career as a college football official in 1987. He worked his way up through the ranks of college football, officiating in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), the American Athletic Conference (AAC), and finally the Big East Conference.
He made his NFL debut in 1998 as a field judge, and was promoted to referee in 2001. He has officiated in 14 NFL seasons, including 6 playoff games and 2 Super Bowls.
McAulay currently resides in Richmond, Virginia with his wife and four children.
Super Bowl LII
The National Football League (NFL) is the most popular Professional American football league. There are typically 17 weeks in the NFL regular season, each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. At the end of the regular season, six teams from each of the league’s two conferences qualify for the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held in Potentially the two references with the best records during the regular season receive home-field advantage during the playoffs. NFL games are broadcast on television throughout North America and internationally.
The officiating crew for Super Bowl LII will consist of head referee Clete Blakeman, who will be officiating his second Super Bowl, and umpire Bill Vinovich, who will be officiating his first Super Bowl since taking over as head official in 2006. Blakeman and Vinovich are joined by line judge Jeff Sadorraan, field judge Brad Freeman, side judge Perry Hutchins and back judge Greg Wilson.
This will be Vinovich’s third time serving as a head referee in the playoffs and his second time doing so in the Super Bowl (he was also the head referee for Super Bowl XLIII), while Blakeman has been a head referee in five previous playoff games but this will be his first time doing so in the Super Bowl.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the NFL officials for tonight’s game are referee John Hussey, umpire Bill Schuster, head linesman Ed Walker, line judge Tom Stabile, field judge Brad Freeman, side judge Dyrol Prioleau, and back judge Greg Steed. These officials have been carefully selected by the NFL and are among the best in the business. You can rest assured that they will fair and unbiased officiating during tonight’s game.
