Joseph Jarosz

Jan 13, 2025 | footballzebras.com | Joseph Jarosz

Football Zebras has confirmed the officiating crews for the Divisional Playoffs. Officials are listed with their uniform number, years of NFL experience (including this season), the crew each official worked with in the regular season (by the referee’s name), college, and outside occupation. Five alternates are assigned to each game: a referee, an umpire, a line of scrimmage official (down judge or line judge), a deep wing official (field judge or side judge), and a back judge.

Jan 2, 2025 | nbcsports.com | Joseph Jarosz

In the aftermath of Wednesday’s terrorist attack in New Orleans, state, federal, and local officials will be taking a closer look at the security plan for Super Bowl LIX. As explained by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, Louisiana governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency. This allows Landry to utilize more resources in an effort to secure the game, which will be played in 38 days.

Jan 1, 2025 | frontrowsoccer.com | Joseph Jarosz

Overview: Long-time MLS referee Ted Unkel has retired. Ted Unkel officiated in MLS for a dozen years. (Photo from Ted Unkel’s X page)Long-time MLS referee Ted Unkel has retired. Unkel said that he was retiring after 13 years, on X, formerly Twitter, on Dec. 30.

Dec 30, 2024 | kwch.com | Joseph Jarosz

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The referee who collapsed during a high school basketball game at Heights High School on Dec. 17 has died, the school confirmed. John Thompson collapsed during a junior varsity game. Heights trainer Nathan Krause performed CPR on Thompson and revived him, but Thompson was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Krause said Thompson had surgery the following day and was “stable for a few days,” but remained in the hospital before dying on Dec. 26.

Dec 30, 2024 | footballzebras.com | Joseph Jarosz

While aggrieved fan bases might be keeping tabs on the number of penalties or penalty yardage, the officiating world really doesn’t have many statistics, and some of the key ones really aren’t tracked well at all. With an enormous heavy lift from our partner website Quirky Research, we have determined that side judge Boris Cheek is working his 460th game on Sunday, which will tie him with former referee Walt Coleman for the most NFL games worked by an official.