Referee Adrian Hill was injured in the third quarter of the Texans' 23-19 win against the Bills. Alex Slitz / Getty Images For NFL officials, a mid-game changing of the guards can be as quick as a ...

As the NFL season winds down and teams get eliminated, the league also starts to cut down on which officiating crews get assigned to each game. With the games mattering more, the NFL typically makes ...

Shawn Smith, an Eastern Michigan and Ferris State alum, is in his eighth season as an NFL referee. He also is an exec for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in Southfield.

It's certainly not something Buffalo Bills' fans see every week. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for ill-timed jet sweeps and repeated flanker screens, but those issues warrant separate posts of ...

The National Football League (NFL) must overhaul its inconsistent, poorly-performing, horse-and-buggy refereeing system. The quality of the NFL’s officiating has become one of the sport's most ...