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September 29, 2012
NFL Refs approve new deal, lockout officially over
The NFL referees completed a vote in Irving, Texas, officially ending the lockout.
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September 28, 2012
NFL referees set to approve new deal
The NFL's referees are meeting on Friday night to go over the final details of their new contract. They are expected to vote on and approve the deal on Saturday.
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September 28, 2012
Goodell: 'I regret' replacement ref distraction
The NFL commissioner wrote a letter to fans on Friday morning, apologizing for the replacement referees that drew harsh criticism in the first three weeks of the 2012 season.
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September 27, 2012
Welcome back, real refs
The real refs made their joyous return on Thursday night.
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September 27, 2012
Refs receive a round of applause
The refs in the Browns-Ravens game were met with a standing ovation.
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September 27, 2012
Ref that called Tate TD believes he was right
The replacement referee that called Golden Tate's game-winning touchdown on Monday night believes he was right, and everyone else is wrong.
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September 27, 2012
Goodell apologizes for use of replacement refs
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to fans Thursday in a conference call with reporters that focused on the new deal with the NFL Referees Association. Goodell said he was "Sorry to have to put our fans through that."
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September 27, 2012
Real refs assigned for Browns-Ravens on Thursday
Real NFL officials will work the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens contest on Thursday night for the first time this season.
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September 27, 2012
NFLPA: NFL is 'safer' with real refs back
DeMaurice Smith says the players' "workplace is safer" following a collective bargaining agreement with refs.
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September 27, 2012
The real referees knew it all along
Quality officiating isn't so easily replaced. The NFL's regular referees knew that from the start.
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September 27, 2012
Life lessons with the replacement refs
The NFL reached an agreement with the referees union this week, and one of the craziest months in NFL history is officially over. Now that it's behind us, let's look back.
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September 27, 2012
Ed Hochuli returns
Ed Hochuli has been pumping iron to prepare for his return to the NFL.
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September 27, 2012
The real refs are ready
No one was more prepared for a resolution for the NFL lockout than Ed Hochuli, who started doing push-ups in preparation of a potential agreement between the NFL and the NFLRA.
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September 27, 2012
NFL referee agreement: Details of 8-year pact
The NFL and the NFL Referees association agreed on an eight-year deal which includes better benefits, increased pay, retirement plans and the ability to form an officials training program.
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September 27, 2012
NFL referees to start working Thursday
The regular NFL officials will be back on the field when Week 4 begins on Thursday after the two sides agreed to a deal.
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September 27, 2012
NFL announces deal with referees to end lockout
The NFL referee lockout is officially over after the league announced late Wednesday the sides reached an agreement.
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September 26, 2012
America is ready for Ed Hochuli
Ed Hochuli is reportedly back in action, and America is ready for The Gun Show.
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September 26, 2012
NFL, referees agree on new labor deal
The NFL and NFLRA have reportedly agreed to a new labor deal that will allow union referees to begin officiating games immediately.
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September 26, 2012
Ed Hochuli has real refs ready
NFL official Ed Hochuli has been running training sessions with the regular NFL officials, in order to have them ready when a deal between them and the NFL is struck.
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September 26, 2012
NFL, refs deal 'expected' Wednesday or Thursday
The NFL and the NFLRA are expected to reach an agreement on a deal Wednesday or Thursday that should get NFL referees back onto the field soon.
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September 26, 2012
Good call: NFL, refs close to ending lockout
According to multiple reports, the lockout of the NFL referees association is coming to an end.
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September 26, 2012
The replacement ref who parties with Packers fans
One of the replacement referees from the Packers-Seahawks game partied into the night on Tuesday -- and took pictures with a Packers fan.
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September 26, 2012
Replacement ref speaks
Replacement refs are all the rage. One of them spoke anonymously with SB Nation.
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September 26, 2012
NFL closing in on a deal with replacement referees
The NFL and the Referees Association moved closer to an agreement Tuesday night, but at least one significant hurdle -- pension -- still remains.
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September 26, 2012
Locked out ref weighs in on MNF drama
Locked out referee Walt Anderson "would have reversed" the controversial call that ended Monday's Packers-Seahawks game.