By Jason Owens | Yahoo Sports
It appears that the NFL won’t have full-time officials heading into the 2019 season.
ESPN reported Thursday that the league suspended a program employing some of the league’s officials full time as part of its negotiations with the NFL Referees Association.
League, officials working on new deal
The two sides are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires on May 31, 2020.
The reported move by the NFL doesn’t mean that the league can’t reimplement the program that provided full-time employment for around 20 percent of the league’s 122 officials, according to the report.
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It appears that the NFL won’t have full-time officials heading into the 2019 season.
ESPN reported Thursday that the league suspended a program employing some of the league’s officials full time as part of its negotiations with the NFL Referees Association.
League, officials working on new deal
The two sides are negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement to replace the one that expires on May 31, 2020.
The reported move by the NFL doesn’t mean that the league can’t reimplement the program that provided full-time employment for around 20 percent of the league’s 122 officials, according to the report.
Full Story - Yahoo Sports
