The NFL avoided a major offseason distraction today after the league and the NFL Referees Association agreed to a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that secures labor peace through the ...

In 2012, the NFL and referees engaged in a 110-day lockout and it lasted through Week 3 and contained many high-profile officiating mistakes.. Afterward, the league ruled Tate should have been called ...

There will be no replacement referees — and therefore, hopefully, no "Fail Mary" repeat — in the NFL this fall. The league and the NFL Referees Assn. have avoided a work stoppage by agreeing on a new ...

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have agreed on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials. The deal runs through ...

The NFL will not be using replacement officials during the 2026 season as the NFL Referees Association has ratified a new seven-year labor agreement with the league. After nearly two years of growing ...

Stalled negotiations between the league and its officials could mean replacement refs to start the 2026 season. It can’t be worse than last time, right? Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic ...

The NFL avoided taking a penalty before the 2026 season even began by reaching a seven-year collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association on Friday that will run through the 2032 ...

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have agreed on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials. The deal runs through ...

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials. The agreement, which ...