Mike Pereira: All 17 NFL refs should be full-time

[stillers4me]

Mike Pereira, the former head of NFL officiating, said he thinks it is time for the NFL to make the head referee on each of the 17 officiating crews into a full-time employee.

The NFL has slowly been converting some its refs from part-time employees who work other jobs to full-time refs who focus solely on studying the NFL rules.

Pereira’s comments were sparked by the missed Chargers-Chiefs call Sunday night, according to the (http://pro32.ap.org/article/more-officiating-gaffes-hurt-nfl)Associated Press (http://pro32.ap.org/article/more-officiating-gaffes-hurt-nfl). From the report:...........

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[GBMelBlount]

They are completely incompetent so they are rewarded with full time jobs and a pay increase.

Got it...

I have to wonder how good the screening and hiring process really is...

[NCSteeler]

They need to develop a talent pool, because at this point there are so few experienced refs, they couldn't fire one if they wanted to.

[steelreserve]

They weren't full-time already? I always thought the head ref was full-time and the rest of the crew was part-time, and that was like 20 years ago. Hard to believe they still haven't fixed a no-brainer like that.

[fansince'76]

I have to wonder how good the screening and hiring process really is...

You kidding?

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