The NFL is taking proactive steps to limit the possibility of a work stoppage involving the referees' union, but could the ...

Negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) have stalled, heightening tensions surrounding the officials’ crucial role. The league’s latest offer calls for a 6.7% raise, ...

If a new collective bargaining agreement isn’t reached, the NFL plans to begin hiring replacement refs as soon as May.

The NFL is moving forward with plans to hire replacement officials in the next several weeks because negotiations with the ...

The current collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association expires on May 31.

More attention is paid to officiating in the NFL than any other sport. And close calls on rules interpretations can make or break seasons, as the Buffalo Bills and Brandin Cooks found out this weekend ...

Minnesota Vikings veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen thinks the NFL needs to hire full-time referees because the ones they have now are too biased. In an appearance on KFAN Friday, Thielen called on ...

When it comes to the labor fight between the NFL and its game officials, the NFL Referees Association is operating with one ...

J.J. Watt isn’t buying the idea that making NFL referees full-time employees would suddenly fix officiating. After a Thanksgiving slate that featured multiple controversial calls across all three ...