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Dean Blandino was caught on a hot mic admitting to a mistake made by the officials in Saturday’s XFL game between the Seattle Sea Dragons and Orlando Guardians. Orlando was leading 10-6 and had the ball in a 4th-and-5 at the Seattle 40 with 30 …
The XFL is reportedly picking a familiar face to NFL viewers to head its officiating department. According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, FOX Sports rules analyst Dean Blandino will serve as the XFL’s head of officiating starting this …
The NFL has hired a replacement for former head of officiating Dean Blandino, and the hire came from within. According to a memo put out by the league on Wednesday, Alberto Riveron is replacing Blandino. NFL has hired a new head of officiating, …
Dean Blandino’s abrupt departure from his post as the NFL’s vice president of officiating has apparently left some people regretting some things. According to Peter King of the MMQB, the NFL likely would not have voted to give …
The NFL’s officiating department will be undergoing some major changes this offseason, as Senior Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino announced on Friday that he is leaving his position. A memo went out to all 32 teams informing them of …
The NFL’s VP of Officiating says the referees in Walt Anderson’s missed a key call just before halftime in Monday night’s Seahawks-Bills game. There was a disastrous sequence before halftime in which the referees got about three …
Dean Blandino, the NFL’s vice president of officiating, doesn’t think the league’s catch rule needs fixing. Despite controversy after controversy, Blandino thinks the rule only needs to be tweaked – if that. “We think …
Those wondering why there weren’t any ejections from last Sunday’s New York Giants-Carolina Panthers game are not alone. Apparently even the league’s VP of Officiating felt similarly. Dean Blandino said on NFL Network Tuesday that …
More confusion has been added to the controversial ending in the New England Patriots-Carolina Panthers game on Monday night now that there are differing explanations for why there was no penalty on the final play of the game. The Pats had the ball …
