Tony Corrente
- Referee: 99 – Tony Corrente
- Umpire: 29 – Steve Wilson
- Head Linesman: 120 – John McGrath
- Line Judge: 7 – Ron Blum
- Field Judge: 89 – Craig Wrolstad
- Side Judge: Dyrol Prioleau
- Back Judge: 126 – Don Carey
Tony Corrente is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) since 1995. He wears the uniform number 99.
Tony began his officiating career in 1971 working high school and junior college level games. Between 1971 and 1981, Corrente officiated three California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Championships and seven Junior College Bowl games.
In 1981, Corrente was appointed to the staff of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (later renamed Big West Conference) where he officiated the Freedom and California Bowls. In 1991, Corrente joined the officiating staff of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) where he officiated the Alamo, Aloha, and Rose Bowls.
In 1995, Tony was selected to become a member of the NFL officiating staff as a back judge before being promoted to referee at the beginning of the 1998 NFL season. In his three seasons as a back judge, he worked two playoff games including the 1997 NFC Championship Game. Tony also officiated in NFL Europe working the World Bowl in both 1995 and 1998. As a referee, Corrente worked the NFC Championship Game in 2001 between the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. He served as an alternate (standby) referee for Super Bowl XL in Detroit, Michigan in 2006.
Corrente resides in La Mirada, California and teaches high school social sciences outside of his NFL officiating duties.
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I was wondering, what happenned in the Vikings/Packers game with the officiating, I dvr’d the game. I watched it again.
That was a fumble. Where were you? Then no holding calls. Really, how many hands does it take, to call holding. If I had ahold of the DE, left sleeve and right sleeve, I would think that’s holding. I know the Vikings won, but it should have been a blow out. There were 5 holding calls in a row. Not called. Against the Pack. They held J.Allen. Look I want to watch the NFL. not the WWF. I want the rules followed. Not just ignored so you can make more of a game out of it. The NBA did that it bit them in the butt. Thanks, maybe you guys could watch the game, and let me know what you think. Maybe I don’t understand the rules.
I am watching the NFL network and just watched the 4th quarter TD by Berrian, How was it not a trying to ripp your head off foul by the PAcks #31. How do you not call facemask penalty!
paula that your the reason that women shouldn’t watch football.
Rdrfan your an idiot, when guys like Collingsworth in the eagles/cowboys game can see the mistakes, and has the cajones to say so, there was a lot of fouls in the Vikes/Pack game that. should have been called. That’s awesome The fumble. The holding. If in your mind I give football a bad name, well I am grateful
Rules in football are the only thing that keep the game even. All teams are able to draft an exceptional players. No team is allowed to break the rules. i.e. Patriots, they got away with it…there wins need **** Just remember, everyone has opinions, I think you should voice opinions about reffs not me. but you do what you need to.
Have you ever read the rule book? I wouldn’t guess so after watching the end of the first half of the Bucs Dolphins game on November 15, 2009. A player cannot fumble when he is laying on his back. After all the hard work on the players part, it doesn’t matter when you can’t get the calls right. Enjoy the money you got paid blow that call and ruin the entire game. Someone should be fired and there should be a public apology.
Couldn’t have said it better myself! I totally agree…
Regarding the Bucs/Dolphins game today (November 15, 2009), I am in COMPLETE disbelief of the two flagrant errors which are costing the Bucs the game. Worse than that, you are costing the team and their fans the right to a fair and just game. If it wasn’t bad enough to witness the inaccurate placement of a ball that was thrown by the Dolphins towards the Bucs sideline (right in front of Head Coach, Raheem Morris). Initially the placement was correct then it was moved over a yard forward in favor of the Dolphins, thus giving them a crucial first down. Though this was a disgrace, it was not even close to the call that I am about to address! I understand that mistakes can be made, though they should be very few as it is your job to ensure fair play, therefore, the ball placement issue can be overlooked to some extent. However, I am appauled at the FLAGRANTLY INNACURATE and BIASED call in the 2nd quarter, ruling that Michael Clayton turned over the ball, though even to the entire world and the media, we all saw that he was CLEARLY down, with the ball, by contact, then the ball popped out and Taylor tried to run it in for a TD!!! It would have to be biase or blatent lack of concern for accurate play calling!!! I really try to give a break to these officiating crews as a dear friend of mine is in a relationship with one and has indicated that there is a “checks and balences system” to ensure that there isn’t biase and that bad calls are addressed. This is the first time in 31 years that I have ever seen such a horrible example of calling a fair and just game and been moved enough to persue writting on the issue. I think the final straw was the flag that was thrown against Coach Raheem Morris for “unsportsman like conduct!!” Are you serious? Can you blame him? Two completly inaccurate calls in the 1st half of the game, right in his face and yet he is not supposed to ask for an explanation or be upset? Week after week, Coach Morris has shown restraint even in adversity and through bad calls (but calls that may have really gone either way). He always shows poise and class and trys to be very plesant to each officiating crew he works with. I sit here in a room full of people who are totally taken back with these concerns as well and we all feel that coach Morris certainly deserves a formal and public appology! We are all incredibly disapointed to see such a hard working team and coach be treated so unfairly as well as having to spend our Sunday watching the game we have waited all week for, to be such a disgrace thanks to you. If you truly stand for fair officiating and see after the fact what you have done, do the right thing and make it right and show people that this is a fair sport and not political or not simply blind to the rules that you are there to enforce! I agree with the entry above…someone should be fired, and if they aren’t they should be fined (just like a player is that makes such a poor judgement call) and have to applogize to Coach Morris and the Tampa Bay Bucs for costing them 7 points if not more!!
I sincerely hope this game is reviewed by your superiors. Your performace was absolutely one sided. Miami could not have been in the game without your help. This is the reason I very rarely watch the NFL and refuse to go to a game. You should be suspended for your biased calls during this game
I completly agree with the previous comments about the Buc/dolphin game! How can you make that call and then refuse to listen to Raheem’s argument?? You are not God you answer to the fans not yourself you need to be suspended from any future games that involve the Buccaneers, And you need to be demoted to a line judge
I have to COMPLETELY agree with all the comments that have been posted about the Bucs/Miami game. I love the NFL and have watched it all my life. Never have I seen such horrible officiating. It is clear that somebody was getting a few bucks on the side to make sure Tampa didn’t win. The Tampa Bay franchise deserves an apology, Coach Morris deserves an apology and all the Bucs fans deserve an apology. What a disgrace!
I think that the NFL should review the tapes of previous games that Tony Corrente has done in Miami. To have a Hispanic referee officiate in Miami is very suspect. The NFL may be the WWE.
Mighty Mouse…
Riveron is Hispanic, he did fine…
Corrente was there this week…confusing two different refs?
Hey Mighty Mouse..for your information Corrente ISN’T Hispanic. Get your story straight idot!!
I thought Mr Tony may have just as well given New Orleans the game , was this the plan? on the touch down were the players knees were down well short of the end zone it was called a td? and how many times do you allow hits on the quarter back ,well after the ball was thrown untill he can’t get up any more? on the Ben Leber inter ference call it was very clear this was an uncatchable ball? the most poorly officiated game I have seen all year.
Tony Corrente was the referee for Jets-Colts, not Vikings-Saints. Pete Morelli reffed the V-S game, and I am sure if you venture over to his page, you will find that plenty of people feel the same.