Sources: NFL, far apart with NFLRA, to begin hiring replacement refs

Sources: NFL and NFLRA Negotiations Stall, Replacement Referees to Be Considered NFL owners are “alarmed” by ongoing negotiations with the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) and have authorized hiring replacement officials due to stalled talks. With the NFLRA’s collective bargaining agreement expiring May 31, the league is now preparing for a possible lockout. Owners have proposed … Read more

NFLRA should make key compromise in CBA negotiations with NFL

NFLRA Should Reach a Critical Compromise in CBA Negotiations with the NFL The NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) is not making concessions in its negotiations with the NFL, leading to halted talks on a new collective bargaining agreement. The current agreement expires on May 31, and the NFL is considering hiring replacement officials. NFLRA’s refusal to … Read more

NFLRA: Theories that refs favor Chiefs ‘insulting’

Visit: https://bmore2boston.com NFLRA: Suggestions of Referee Bias Towards Chiefs Deemed “Unacceptable” Kevin Seifert, a staff writer covering the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN, has a background in sports journalism and has been with ESPN since 2008. The NFL Referees Association, through executive director Scott Green, backed up league commissioner Roger Goodell’s dismissal of … Read more