From ESPN: The NFL will open the regular season next week with replacement
officials and said it was prepared to use them "as much ... as
necessary" afterward.
Replacements will be on the field beginning next Wednesday night when the Dallas Cowboys visit the
New York Giants
to open the season, league executive Ray Anderson told the 32 teams.
Negotiations are at a standstill between the NFL and the officials'
union.
The NFL Referees Association was locked out in early June
and talks on a new collective bargaining agreement have gone nowhere.
Replacements have been used throughout the preseason, with mixed
results. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8314433/nfl-use-replacement-officials-start-regular-season
It's a shame it has come to this. As most readers know, I am almost always on the side of management, but this is one case where I side with the union.
The union is not asking anything that would bankrupt the NFL and compared to other leagues, they do a very good job.
Hopefully, the NFL and it's officials will come to a deal soon and get the regular refs back on the field.
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