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'''Jeff Triplette''' is an [[official (American football)|official]] in the [[National Football League]] since the [[1996 NFL season|1996 season]]. He wears uniform number 42. His 2014 NFL officiating crew consists of umpire [[Butch Hannah]], head linesman [[John McGrath]], line judge [[Jeff Bergman (American football official)|Jeff Bergman]], field judge [[Boris Cheek]], side judge [[Alex Kemp]] and back judge [[Steve Freeman]].
'''Jeff Triplette''' (born March 12, 1951) is a former [[Official (American football)|American football official]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) from the [[1996 NFL season|1996 season]] through the [[2017 NFL season|2017 season]]. He wore uniform number 42.


==Personal==
==Personal life==
Triplette is a retired [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] colonel. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] for actions in the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]] while serving in the [[North Carolina Army National Guard]].
Triplette is a retired [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] colonel. He was awarded the [[Bronze Star Medal|Bronze Star]] for actions in the [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]] while serving in the [[North Carolina Army National Guard]].


In January 2007, Triplette was named President and Chief Operating Officer of FNC, Inc., the provider of collateral management technology to the nation's largest mortgage lenders. Before joining FNC, he was Vice President for Risk Management at [[Duke Energy]], a large energy company headquartered in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].
In January 2007, Triplette was named president and chief operating officer of FNC, Inc., a provider of collateral management technology to the nation's largest mortgage lenders. Before joining FNC, he was vice president for risk management at [[Duke Energy]], a large energy company headquartered in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Triplette promoted to vice president at Duke Energy |date=December 2000 |publisher=[[Duke Energy]] |url=http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2000/Dec/2000121502.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030828000455/http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2000/Dec/2000121502.html |archive-date=August 28, 2003}}</ref>


In March 2013, Triplette was named President and CEO of ArbiterSports.com, a website designed to assist in assigning officials to sports teams.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arbitersports.com/front/501/Site/Company/Our-Team|title=OUR TEAM}}</ref>
From March 2013 to June 2019, Triplette served as president and CEO of ArbiterSports, creator of athletic event management software designed to assist in assigning officials to athletic events.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OUR TEAM |url=https://www.arbitersports.com/front/501/Site/Company/Our-Team |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033203/https://www1.arbitersports.com/front/501/Site/Company/Our-Team |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=March 1, 2013}}</ref>


==Officiating career==
==Officiating career==
Triplette joined the NFL as a field judge in 1996, then switched to back judge in 1998 after the NFL swapped position titles that season, and became a referee in 1999 after four-time [[Super Bowl]] referee [[Jerry Markbreit]] announced his retirement.<ref>http://refereestats.tripod.com/crewArc.htm Behind the Football Stripes NFL officiating crew archive</ref>
Triplette joined the NFL as a field judge in 1996, then switched to back judge in 1998 after the NFL swapped position titles that season, and became a referee in 1999 after four-time [[Super Bowl]] referee [[Jerry Markbreit]] announced his retirement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Behind the Football Stripes |url=http://refereestats.tripod.com/crewArc.htm |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=RefereeStats.Tripod.com}}</ref> He was the alternate referee of [[Super Bowl XLI]], which was held on February 4, 2007, in Miami.


On December 19, 1999, Triplette accidentally hit the [[Cleveland Browns]]' [[Orlando Brown (football player)|Orlando Brown]] in the eye with a [[penalty flag]] weighed with [[ball bearings]]. Video shows that Triplette immediately apologized to Brown, who was then tended to by the medical staff, but a few minutes later, Brown attempted to rejoin the team on the field for the next play, but Triplette prevented him from entering for the next play per NFL rules which stipulate that if a player incurs an injury timeout, he must sit out the next play. Not wanting to sit out the next play, and becoming frustrated with Triplette who injured him, Brown shoved Triplette to the ground. Brown was ejected. In an interview following the game, Brown cited a pledge to defend the blindside of then Cleveland Browns quarterback Tim Couch as the reason he wanted to return to the field so badly. Initially the NFL suspended Brown indefinitely, but lifted the suspension when it was learned that the flag had temporarily blinded him. Brown was cut from the Browns in 2000, and he later sued the NFL in 2001 for $200 million stating the incident prematurely ended his career. Brown settled with the NFL for between $15 million to $25 million in 2002. The injury prevented Brown from returning to the NFL until 2003 when he signed with the [[Baltimore Ravens]]. <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/sports/football/orlando-brown-who-sued-nfl-over-errant-flag-dies-at-40.html</ref> As a result of the incident, the practice of officials using flags weighted with BBs was discontinued in favor of other material. In addition, officials are now only instructed to throw a flag at the spot of the foul if they need to mark it as a possible spot for penalty enforcement; otherwise, they only need to throw it up in the air.<ref>https://www.arbitersports.com/MYREFEREEAPP/Print.aspx?mod=PrintArticle&pid=106800</ref>
On December 19, [[1999 NFL season|1999]], Triplette accidentally hit the [[1999 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]' [[Orlando Brown (American football, born 1970)|Orlando Brown]] in the eye with a [[penalty flag]] weighed with [[ball bearings]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 21, 1999 |title=PRO FOOTBALL; Player Hit by Flag Is Still in the Hospital |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/21/sports/pro-football-player-hit-by-flag-is-still-in-the-hospital.html |access-date=October 21, 2017 |via=www.NYTimes.com |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Video shows that Triplette immediately apologized to Brown, who was then tended to by the medical staff. Brown attempted to rejoin the team on the field a few minutes later, but Triplette prevented him from entering for the next play per NFL rules which stipulate that if a player incurs an injury timeout he must sit out the next play. Brown shoved Triplette to the ground and was ejected. Initially the NFL suspended Brown indefinitely,<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 23, 1999 |title=PRO FOOTBALL; Orlando Brown Is Suspended |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/23/sports/pro-football-orlando-brown-is-suspended.html |access-date=October 21, 2017 |via=www.NYTimes.com |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> but lifted the suspension when it was learned that the flag had temporarily blinded him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Slotnik |first=Daniel E. |date=September 23, 2011 |title=Orlando Brown, Who Sued N.F.L. Over Errant Flag, Dies at 40 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/24/sports/football/orlando-brown-who-sued-nfl-over-errant-flag-dies-at-40.html |access-date=October 21, 2017 |via=www.NYTimes.com}}</ref> As a result of the incident, the practice of officials using flags weighted with ball bearings was discontinued in favor of other material. In addition, officials are now only instructed to throw a flag at the spot of the foul if they need to mark it as a possible spot for penalty enforcement; otherwise, they only need to throw it up in the air.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ArbiterMobile - Mobile Referee Assignment & Schedule |url=https://www.arbitersports.com/products/arbitermobile/ |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=ArbiterSports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tape shows Jags' Beasley hit by flag |url=http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/news/2000/1008/807546.html |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=static.ESPN.go.com}}</ref>


On December 8, [[2013 NFL season|2013]], Triplette's crew initially ruled that a fourth-down run by [[2013 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] running back [[BenJarvus Green-Ellis]] against the [[2013 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] was down by contact just short of the goal line. Because it was less than two minutes before halftime, it automatically went to replay. After reviewing the play, Triplette reversed the call and awarded the touchdown to Green-Ellis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 8, 2013 |title=Bengals build 14-0 lead after Colts' fourth-down stop reversed |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/08/bengals-build-14-0-halftime-lead-after-colts-fourth-down-stop-reversed/ |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com}}</ref> His reversal was based on footage of Green-Ellis near the goal line where he was clearly not touched, but he did not look at footage earlier in the play where there was contact.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2013 |title=NFL admits making replay mistake in Colts game |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/nfl-admits-making-replay-mistake-in-colts-game/2013/12/11/a1dded4e-62bb-11e3-af0d-4bb80d704888_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131212100233/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/nfl-admits-making-replay-mistake-in-colts-game/2013/12/11/a1dded4e-62bb-11e3-af0d-4bb80d704888_story.html |archive-date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> This miscall helped revive discussions around centralizing all replay review functions to the league office, similar to the [[National Hockey League]]'s system.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mike Florio |date=December 8, 2013 |title=Replay could be heading to central location, eventually |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/08/replay-could-be-heading-to-central-location-eventually/ |access-date=October 21, 2017 |website=ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com}}</ref> Centralized replay was then approved at the owners' meeting on March 26, 2014, although NFL referees will still make the final decisions instead of the command center.<ref>[http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/26/five-rules-changes-pass-as-nfl-owners-vote-at-league-meeting/ Michael David Smith. March 26, 2014. "Five rules changes pass as NFL owners vote at league meeting". ''Pro Football Talk''. Retrieved March 26, 2014.]</ref>
On December 1, 2013, his crew was involved with a miscommunication with the chain crew. The [[Washington Redskins]] were trailing the [[New York Giants]], 24-17, with less than two minutes to go, and in the hurry-up offense with no timeouts left. Redskins quarterback [[Robert Griffin III]] completed a second-down pass to wide receiver [[Pierre Garcon]] at Washington's 41-yard line close to the first down line. At the end of the play, Triplette signaled that it was now third down and one,<ref>http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=10066724</ref> but the head linesman and the chain crew initially thought it was a first down and moved the chains.<ref name=CBS20131201>http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24311366/first-down-controversy-mars-end-of-giants-redskins-game</ref> Griffin, initially also thinking it was first down, and still in the hurry-up with time running down, attempted a deep pass to tight end [[Fred Davis (tight end)|Fred Davis]] but it fell incomplete. The Redskins then failed to convert on fourth down when Garcon was stripped of the ball by [[Will Hill]]. Answering questions to reporters about the incident, Washington head coach [[Mike Shanahan]] said he initially asked for a measurement but was also told by the head linesman that it was first down.<ref name=CBS20131201/> Asked by a pool reporter after the game why he let the play go, and did not stop the clock when he saw the chains moving incorrectly, Triplette said that it would have given Washington an unfair extra timeout when they were in the hurry-up with no timeouts left.<ref>http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24311366/first-down-controversy-mars-end-of-giants-redskins-game</ref> In addition, the referees are instructed to not even attempt to measure inside of two minutes with the clock running, unless it is a third down going to fourth.<ref>{{cite video | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQFhfaoahDc?t=5s | title=Pereira: Officiating problems in NYG/WSH game | publisher=Fox Sports Live Official You Tube Channel | accessdate=December 10, 2013}}</ref> The next day, the league's Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino stated that Triplette should have momentarily stopped the clock to clear the confusion despite the hurry-up situation.<ref>http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000291662/article/nfl-play-should-have-been-stopped-in-giantsredskins</ref>


Triplette privately began discussing retirement from the NFL during the [[2017 NFL season|2017]] season.<ref name="refturnover">{{Cite web |last=Seifert |first=Kevin |date=July 11, 2018 |title=Should NFL worry about referee turnover? Here's why there's concern |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/277725/should-nfl-worry-about-referee-turnover-heres-why-theres-concern |access-date=July 11, 2018 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Triplette's work during his last assignment of the 2017 regular season (the Week 17 game between the [[2017 Buffalo Bills season|Buffalo Bills]] and [[2017 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]]) was marred by confusion over players (at one point ejecting a player from the wrong team who was not on the field and another player who did not exist after an on-field fight, eventually correcting his mistake after a ten-minute instant replay review).<ref name="billsdolphins1">{{Cite web |last=Michael David Smith |date=August 15, 2017 |title=Bills went from tanking talk to the playoffs, and other Week 17 thoughts – ProFootballTalk |url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/01/bills-went-from-tanking-talk-to-the-playoffs-and-other-week-17-thoughts/amp/ |access-date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 2, 2018 |title=The real reason for Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry's ejection vs. Bills &#124; The Daily Dolphin |url=http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/01/02/the-real-reason-for-dolphins-wr-jarvis-landrys-ejection-vs-bills/ |access-date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=Dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com}}</ref> In the following week's [[Wild card (sports)|wild card game]] between the [[2017 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[2017 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]], he was also criticized for prematurely calling the [[dead ball|ball dead]] before the play would have otherwise ended on several plays; one such incident, on a sack that appeared to be a forced fumble had Triplette not blown the whistle, potentially altered the outcome of that game. (Triplette defended his decision by noting that the rules for a sack do not require the quarterback be brought down, only that he be wrapped up and/or that his progress be stopped, which Triplette argued was the case.)<ref name="retire">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Zoe |date=January 7, 2018 |title=Referee Jeff Triplette reportedly retiring after questionable performance in NFL playoffs &#124; Sports |url=http://www.kctv5.com/story/37209400/referee-jeff-triplette-reportedly-retiring-after-questionable-performance-in-nfl-playoffs |access-date=September 20, 2018 |publisher=kctv5.com}}</ref> In both games, Triplette was criticized for losing control of the game.<ref name=billsdolphins1/><ref name=retire/> After the wild card game, reports surfaced that Triplette was planning on retiring, and speculation also emerged that his officiating the playoff game was a farewell gesture from the league.<ref name=retire/> On March 6, 2018, the league confirmed that Triplette would be leaving his position after a 22-year career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL referees Ed Hochuli, Jeff Triplette retiring |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-referees-ed-hochuli-jeff-triplette-retiring-0ap3000000919752 |access-date=March 6, 2018 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> As he had notified the league well in advance, they were able to prepare for [[Alex Kemp (American football official)|Alex Kemp]] to step into Triplette's position.<ref name=refturnover/>
On December 8, 2013, Triplette's crew initially ruled that a fourth-down run by Cincinnati Bengals running back [[BenJarvus Green-Ellis]] against the [[Indianapolis Colts]] was down-by-contact just short of the goal line. Because it was less than two-minutes before halftime, it automatically went to replay. After reviewing the play, Triplette reversed the call and awarded the touchdown to Green-Ellis.<ref>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/08/bengals-build-14-0-halftime-lead-after-colts-fourth-down-stop-reversed/</ref> However, based on comments made to a pool reporter after the game, and later confirmed by the league, his reversal was only based on footage of Green-Ellis near the goal line where he was clearly not touched &ndash; both Triplette and the replay official never considered the point where Green-Ellis began to stumble in the backfield, and thus they did not examine whether there was indisputable visual evidence that Colts defensive lineman [[Josh Chapman]] did not touch him there.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/nfl-admits-making-replay-mistake-in-colts-game/2013/12/11/a1dded4e-62bb-11e3-af0d-4bb80d704888_story.html</ref> This miscall, along with other reasons, revived discussions around the league of possibly centralizing all replay review functions to the league office, similar to what the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] does now.<ref>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/12/08/replay-could-be-heading-to-central-location-eventually/</ref>

==''Monday Night Football''==
Triplette was added to the ESPN ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' broadcast team as a [[rules analyst]] in June 2018, replacing [[Gerald Austin]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cameron Filipe |date=June 20, 2018 |title=Jeff Triplette to join ESPN broadcast booth as rules analyst |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2018/06/20/jeff-triplette-to-join-espn-broadcast-booth-as-rules-analyst// |access-date=June 20, 2018 |website=Football Zebras}}</ref> He lasted one season in the role before ESPN replaced him with [[John Parry (American football official)|John Parry]].<ref name="zebra-Parry">{{Cite news |last=Filipe |first=Cameron |date=April 1, 2019 |title=John Parry to become new ESPN rules analyst |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/04/john-parry-to-become-new-espn-rules-analyst/ |publisher=Football Zebras}}</ref>


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*[http://static.espn.go.com/nfl/news/2000/1008/807546.html Triplette hits Jags' Beasley with Flag]
*[http://www.duke-energy.com/news/releases/2000/Dec/2000121502.html Duke Energy]


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Latest revision as of 23:32, 21 June 2024

Jeff Triplette
Born (1951-03-12) March 12, 1951 (age 73)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationNFL official (1996–2017)

Jeff Triplette (born March 12, 1951) is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1996 season through the 2017 season. He wore uniform number 42.

Personal life

[edit]

Triplette is a retired Army Reserve colonel. He was awarded the Bronze Star for actions in the Persian Gulf War while serving in the North Carolina Army National Guard.

In January 2007, Triplette was named president and chief operating officer of FNC, Inc., a provider of collateral management technology to the nation's largest mortgage lenders. Before joining FNC, he was vice president for risk management at Duke Energy, a large energy company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]

From March 2013 to June 2019, Triplette served as president and CEO of ArbiterSports, creator of athletic event management software designed to assist in assigning officials to athletic events.[2]

Officiating career

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Triplette joined the NFL as a field judge in 1996, then switched to back judge in 1998 after the NFL swapped position titles that season, and became a referee in 1999 after four-time Super Bowl referee Jerry Markbreit announced his retirement.[3] He was the alternate referee of Super Bowl XLI, which was held on February 4, 2007, in Miami.

On December 19, 1999, Triplette accidentally hit the Cleveland Browns' Orlando Brown in the eye with a penalty flag weighed with ball bearings.[4] Video shows that Triplette immediately apologized to Brown, who was then tended to by the medical staff. Brown attempted to rejoin the team on the field a few minutes later, but Triplette prevented him from entering for the next play per NFL rules which stipulate that if a player incurs an injury timeout he must sit out the next play. Brown shoved Triplette to the ground and was ejected. Initially the NFL suspended Brown indefinitely,[5] but lifted the suspension when it was learned that the flag had temporarily blinded him.[6] As a result of the incident, the practice of officials using flags weighted with ball bearings was discontinued in favor of other material. In addition, officials are now only instructed to throw a flag at the spot of the foul if they need to mark it as a possible spot for penalty enforcement; otherwise, they only need to throw it up in the air.[7][8]

On December 8, 2013, Triplette's crew initially ruled that a fourth-down run by Cincinnati Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis against the Indianapolis Colts was down by contact just short of the goal line. Because it was less than two minutes before halftime, it automatically went to replay. After reviewing the play, Triplette reversed the call and awarded the touchdown to Green-Ellis.[9] His reversal was based on footage of Green-Ellis near the goal line where he was clearly not touched, but he did not look at footage earlier in the play where there was contact.[10] This miscall helped revive discussions around centralizing all replay review functions to the league office, similar to the National Hockey League's system.[11] Centralized replay was then approved at the owners' meeting on March 26, 2014, although NFL referees will still make the final decisions instead of the command center.[12]

Triplette privately began discussing retirement from the NFL during the 2017 season.[13] Triplette's work during his last assignment of the 2017 regular season (the Week 17 game between the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins) was marred by confusion over players (at one point ejecting a player from the wrong team who was not on the field and another player who did not exist after an on-field fight, eventually correcting his mistake after a ten-minute instant replay review).[14][15] In the following week's wild card game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans, he was also criticized for prematurely calling the ball dead before the play would have otherwise ended on several plays; one such incident, on a sack that appeared to be a forced fumble had Triplette not blown the whistle, potentially altered the outcome of that game. (Triplette defended his decision by noting that the rules for a sack do not require the quarterback be brought down, only that he be wrapped up and/or that his progress be stopped, which Triplette argued was the case.)[16] In both games, Triplette was criticized for losing control of the game.[14][16] After the wild card game, reports surfaced that Triplette was planning on retiring, and speculation also emerged that his officiating the playoff game was a farewell gesture from the league.[16] On March 6, 2018, the league confirmed that Triplette would be leaving his position after a 22-year career.[17] As he had notified the league well in advance, they were able to prepare for Alex Kemp to step into Triplette's position.[13]

Monday Night Football

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Triplette was added to the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast team as a rules analyst in June 2018, replacing Gerald Austin.[18] He lasted one season in the role before ESPN replaced him with John Parry.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "Triplette promoted to vice president at Duke Energy" (Press release). Duke Energy. December 2000. Archived from the original on August 28, 2003.
  2. ^ "OUR TEAM". Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  3. ^ "Behind the Football Stripes". RefereeStats.Tripod.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Player Hit by Flag Is Still in the Hospital". Associated Press. December 21, 1999. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via www.NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ "PRO FOOTBALL; Orlando Brown Is Suspended". Associated Press. December 23, 1999. Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via www.NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (September 23, 2011). "Orlando Brown, Who Sued N.F.L. Over Errant Flag, Dies at 40". Retrieved October 21, 2017 – via www.NYTimes.com.
  7. ^ "ArbiterMobile - Mobile Referee Assignment & Schedule". ArbiterSports.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tape shows Jags' Beasley hit by flag". static.ESPN.go.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "Bengals build 14-0 lead after Colts' fourth-down stop reversed". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. December 8, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  10. ^ "NFL admits making replay mistake in Colts game". The Washington Post. Associated Press. December 11, 2013. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Mike Florio (December 8, 2013). "Replay could be heading to central location, eventually". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  12. ^ Michael David Smith. March 26, 2014. "Five rules changes pass as NFL owners vote at league meeting". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  13. ^ a b Seifert, Kevin (July 11, 2018). "Should NFL worry about referee turnover? Here's why there's concern". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Michael David Smith (August 15, 2017). "Bills went from tanking talk to the playoffs, and other Week 17 thoughts – ProFootballTalk". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "The real reason for Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry's ejection vs. Bills | The Daily Dolphin". Dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com. January 2, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  16. ^ a b c Brown, Zoe (January 7, 2018). "Referee Jeff Triplette reportedly retiring after questionable performance in NFL playoffs | Sports". kctv5.com. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  17. ^ "NFL referees Ed Hochuli, Jeff Triplette retiring". NFL.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  18. ^ Cameron Filipe (June 20, 2018). "Jeff Triplette to join ESPN broadcast booth as rules analyst". Football Zebras. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  19. ^ Filipe, Cameron (April 1, 2019). "John Parry to become new ESPN rules analyst". Football Zebras.
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