NFL referees avoided a strike.

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 ...

NFL replacement refs may be making a comeback. Amid reportedly bitter negotiations between the league and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA), the officials’ union executive director, Scott Green, ...

The NFL is bringing in the "O" team. In an effort to get a deal done with the NFL Referees Association, the talks will now include owners. Two weeks ago, a bargaining session fell apart because, as ...

The NFL and its officials are deadlocked in a CBA dispute. With the May 31 deadline looming, the league is already hiring and training replacement referees. At the heart of the impasse is a ...

The NFL reportedly is getting closer to bringing in replacement refs for the 2026 season amid negotiations with the NFL Referees Association. Per ESPN's Kevin Seifert, Perry Fewell, the league's ...

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 ...

The talk around the negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Referees Association has died down in recent weeks. And that’s a good sign. It’s not a time for posturing or propaganda pushed to media ...

League officials sent a memo to teams on Wednesday to inform them of the latest development. Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Despite positive talks between negotiators for the NFL and the NFL Referees ...

The 2026 NFL season is still several months away, but the league already has a major storyline percolating ahead of it. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) are in the midst of a labor ...