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NFL, Referees Avoid Work Stoppage

NFL and referees avoid potential work stoppage by agreeing to 7-year CBA

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association have agreed on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials.

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NFL avoids referee lockout with new 7-year labor agreement

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NFL, referees agree to 7-year agreement, avoid lockout

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NFL, referees agree on seven-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage

The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials.

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What new NFL-NFL Referees Association CBA deal means for replacement refs in 2026

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NFL refs get ‘significant’ raise in labor deal — here’s how much they’re making now

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NFL reaches seven-year deal with referees

"It was a mutual and determined effort and the outcome is seven years of certainty for the league and the officials," NFLRA executive director Scott Green said.

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NFL Referees Association approves new CBA by 116-4 vote

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No replacement refs: NFL, Referees Association reach new long-term agreement

How much will NFL referees be paid after inking new contract?

In 2012, the NFL and referees engaged in a 110-day lockout and it lasted through Week 3 and contained many high-profile officiating mistakes.. The lockout ended after the “Fail Mary” Monday night game between the Packers and Seahawks resulted in massive embarrassment for the league.

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NFL Lockout Back On After Court Ruling

The back and forth labor disputes between the NFL and its players took major steps back on Friday. Just days after U.S. district judge Susan Richard Nelson ruled to end the NFL lockout in favor of the players, a court appeal by NFL owners was granted ...

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NFL authorized to hire replacement referees as threat of NFLRA lockout intensifies

With the threat of a referees lockout becoming more perilous by the day, the NFL continues to move forward with hiring and training replacement referees for use during the 2026 season. Last week, CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones detailed how dire the situation ...

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Revisiting the 2012 NFL replacement officials, from lockout to 'Fail Mary'

The 2026 NFL season is still several months away, but the league already has a major storyline percolating ahead of it. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association (NFLRA) are in the midst of a labor dispute. The current collective bargaining agreement (CBA ...

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NFL Lockout Still Being Fed by a Lack of Urgency

On the same day that the National Basketball Association officially embarked on a long and torturous quest to achieve a new collective bargaining agreement, the National Football League's own quest for a new CBA took a turn for the worse. As a Thursday ...