(NEXSTAR) — Jersey numbers can help you identify your favorite NFL player on the field, distinguishing them from their teammates. Those same numbers are also helpful when referees are reporting who ...

An NFL referee crew consists of seven positions — the referee, umpire, down judge, line judge, back judge, side judge and field judge. The rest of Sunday’s officials: Umpire Mike Morton ...

In an interview with the NFL ahead of the weekend, down judge Max Causey described the opportunity as a "tremendous honor," per Lincoln Parish Journal. "It’s obviously the pinnacle of our sport.

Getty Images Umpire Mike Morton and down judge Max Causey are both in their third seasons as officials. Morton also worked the NFC Championship game, which was unusual because the NFL used to keep ...

Dressed in their usual black-and-white stripes like a zebra or Foot Locker employee, referees in the NFL are judge, jury and executioner – what they say goes. That was on display in the NFC ...

If you are the best, then you should be on the field." Down judge Max Causey and umpire Mike Morton, a former NFL player, are both in their third NFL seasons as officials, and it will be the third ...