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 ...

Who among us hasn’t yelled at an NFL referee on TV from the couch, frustrated by a call or lack thereof. Some fans’ may face even more frustration this season if the NFL can’t reach a deal with the ...

The NFL is preparing to hire replacement referees for the upcoming season as talks between the league and the NFL Referees Association on a new collective bargaining agreement remain at an impasse, ...

The NFL has had labor piece on the players' front since the end of the 2011 lockout that threatened the start of the season, but an officiating crisis could be brewing. Fourteen years after a referee ...

PHOENIX — The NFL is moving forward with plans to begin hiring and training replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the referees’ union have been unsuccessful, ...

On Tuesday at the NFL’s league meetings, four changes to the rules for the 2026 season were approved. And one of those is the strongest sign yet the league anticipates a referee lockout. Currently, ...

NFL officials have been in talks with the league over a new collective bargaining agreement since 2024. (Jeff Moreland / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Negotiations between the NFL and the referees ...

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 season. Last week, CBS ...