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Referee Peter Morelli #135 makes a call on the field during the NFL game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals at Levi’s Stadium on Nov. 29, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif. Getting your player ready...
NEW YORK — The NFL has hired 21 officials to work on a full-time basis, including four referees.
Those refs are Brad Allen, Walt Anderson, Jerome Boger and Pete Morelli.
Overall, there are representatives of all seven on-field officiating positions.
Both the league and the officials’ union agreed to experiment with full-time officials as part of the current collective bargaining agreement. In August, the NFL said it would hire full-time game officials for the 2017 season.
In the past, NFL game officials had other jobs, including some lucrative ones.
The most experienced official hired full-time is line judge Mark Steinkerchner, now in his 24th NFL season. Least experienced is side judge Jonah Monroe with three years.
