The league looks far and wide to find officials with the skills and temperament to handle an often thankless job. Among current referees, Walt Coleman is in his 30th year as an NFL official, Walt Anderson has begun his 23rd and Tony Corrente is in his 24th. If they are accepted into the program, they study position-specific film with veteran NFL officials and current officiating supervisors. Then the prospective officials attend an NFL pre-season officiating clinic, participate in mini-camps and training camps, and some work an NFL pre-season game. The NFL always is looking for outlets through which to develop game officials.

Source: thestar September 15, 2018 20:37 UTC