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Week 1 is finally upon us!

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The NFL regular season is finally here.  We’ve figured out who a few of the referees are for this weekend, but we’re still missing a bunch of them.  If you find out, please leave it in the comments section of this post we’ll get it updated.

The list for this week is here.  Thanks!

Referee Schedule for Preseason: Week 4

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The final week of the preseason is upon us and, sadly, it’s often the least important.  A lot of starters will be getting a lot of rest, but it’ll be a good chance to see folks like Mike Vick get a lot of playing time.

The full list of refs for the week is here.  If you see anything noteworthy during a game, be sure to leave a comment below!

NFL refs not allowed to use any social media

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Well this seems short-sighted.  The NFL has decreed that all referees are not allowed to use any social media.

NBC Sports: “The league also has blocked referee Ed Hochuli from tweeting apologies for his next blown call; the policy prohibits NFL game officials and the officiating department from using social media at any time.”

My question: What exactly is social media? Sure, that includes Twitter and Facebook.  What about text messaging?  Only to other people?  Not at all?  Can they create an account on YouTube account to post comments?  Digg?  Google Reader has more and more social features, so does that count?  The grayness of this gets confusing quickly and will only get worse.

I can see what the NFL is trying to do, but they seem to be taking the wrong angle.  Why not simply prohibit them from posting anything job-related?  That seems fair and easy.

Other items from this new policy block players from posting anything social from 90 minutes pre-game to after the post-game press conferences, and no internet sites may post anything that resembles play-by-play.  Good luck with that.