Source: Gap between NFL, officials is as much as $70 million

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Brainiac

I guess I missed the part where the refs are fighting against being full-time refs. What are they doing in that regard?

Most of the refs(if not all) have other jobs

They want to get salaries and pensions like full-time without actually being full-time.

They also want to be paid as much a guys who work 2,3,10 times as many games without working that much.

they don't want the NFL to have a stand-by crew so they can replace shitty refs.

[Lex Luthor]

Originally Posted by Laz

Most of the refs(if not all) have other jobs

They want to get salaries and pensions like full-time without actually being full-time.

They also want to be paid as much a guys who work 2,3,10 times as many games without working that much.

they don't want the NFL to have a stand-by crew so they can replace shitty refs.

Those are simple issues to address. If they insist upon keeping their other jobs, they should be fired and replaced. All referees should work every week, and the shitty ones should be replaced.

If those are truly the issues that are holding up the negotiations, then the referees are being asses. However, if the NFL is refusing to pay its referees as much as officials get in the other major sports, then the NFL is being an ass. It's high time the NFL used full-time referees and the referees should spend their time during the week perfecting their craft.