Quote:
Originally Posted by jspchief
The existing problem is all the current refs are rich professionals that treat it like a side business.
|
Really? What's your definition of a "rich professional"?
Everything I've ever heard says that the NFL referees have to keep their full-time jobs because they don't get paid enough by the NFL to BE full-time officials.
It took less than 30 seconds to find this with Google:
SPORT..........AVERAGE SALARY OF OFFICIALS
NFL..............Between $25K and $70K
MLB..............$141K
NBA..............$128K
NHL..............$139K
It doesn't sound like the referees are the ones at fault here. The NFL is a multi-billion dollar business. I think they can afford full-time referees.