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Old Referees are Back…and Fans are Happy

Jay Walker — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:01:23 +0000

Officials get standing ovation from fans after return Thursday night

NFL And Referees Reach Deal To End Lockout, Replacements Done

Scott Prather — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:09:15 +0000

Hallelujah football fans! The NFL and the locked-out officials have reached an agreement to end the lockout, and return the Ed Hochuli's of the world back to the football field. After 48 hours of non-stop negotiations, the two sides finally came to a concurrence. Bye, bye replacement officials. It was anything but fun. The tentative deal includes...

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NFL: No Deal for Refs

Jay Walker — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:35:31 +0000

Many believed the controversial ending of the Monday Night Football game in Seattle would mean an end to the deadlock between the league and the NFL Referees' Association.

But, even that wasn't enough f

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NFL Replacement Refs During the Regular Season?

Jay Walker — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:49:50 +0000

Players are being openly critical.

Coaches are quietly grumbling.

The subject is the replacement referees that have worked the first full week of the preseason, and it appears they may be working at least at the beginning of the regular season as well

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