Reuters
Topics Denver Broncos head coach John Fox holds his challenge flag as he talks to referees during play against the Atlanta Falcons in the first half of their NFL football game in Atlanta, Georgia September 17, 2012. To the relief of fans, players and...
CNN Blog
The National Football League's regular referees will return to the field Thursday night after reaching a tentative labor deal that kicked replacement officials to the curb, ending a major source of frustration and embarrassment for fans, players and...
The Guardian
fans, players everyone's happy the regular referees will be back on the field...Photograph: Andy King/AP NFL players and fans have reacted with relief to an agreement ending the league's bitter dispute with referees that had disrupted the start of...
The Californian
In this Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell speaks with game officials before the Super Bowl XLV football game in Arlington, Texas...Their return couldn't have come soon enough for many players, coaches and fans.
The Orange County Register
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell apologized to the fans who fretted through three weeks of replacement officials calling their favorite teams' games. "Obviously when you go through something like this, it's painful for everybody. Most importantly, it's...
Star Tribune
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is apologizing to fans for having to use replacement officials during a lockout of regular refs. The impasse led to three weeks of questionable calls and one that cost the Green Bay Packers a win. Goodell made his...