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One New Referee, 10 First-Year NFL Officials Among 2015 Class
The NFL roster of game officials for the 2015 season will include one new referee and 10 first-year NFL officials among the group of 122, the league announced today.
Veteran NFL official John Hussey has been promoted to referee to replace Bill Leavy, who will join the NFL officiating staff as a supervisor. Hussey has spent the past 13 seasons as a line judge and has officiated in nine playoff games, including Super Bowl XLV.
See the complete 2015 roster of NFL Officials.
“John Hussey has proven to be an outstanding official and we expect that to continue as he moves to the referee position,” said NFL Vice President of Officiating Dean Blandino.
Along with Leavy, who joins the league office after finishing his 20th NFL season in 2014, several other former on-field officials are transitioning into new roles. Darrell Jenkins and Tom Stabile will work as officiating trainers for umpires and head linesmen, respectively, while Darryll Lewis will serve as an instant replay official.
The 10 first-year NFL officials – nine of whom were confirmed as members of the league’s 2015 roster of officials on April 8, and one, side judge Jonah Monroe, who has since been added – have been assigned to crews and will be on the field at OTA sessions this month.
The 10 first-year NFL officials:
|
No. |
Name |
Pos. |
College |
2014 College Conference |
Crew |
|
16 |
Kevin Codey |
LJ |
Western New England |
AAC |
Coleman |
|
87 |
Walt Coleman IV |
SJ |
Southern Methodist |
Big 12 |
Boger |
|
94 |
Hugo Cruz |
HL |
Texas-Pan American |
C-USA |
Blakeman |
|
2 |
Bart Longson |
LJ |
Brigham Young |
PAC-12 |
Corrente |
|
19 |
Clay Martin |
U |
Tulsa |
C-USA |
Hochuli |
|
120 |
Jonah Monroe |
SJ |
Arkansas |
AAC |
McAulay |
|
50 |
Aaron Santi |
FJ |
Southern Oregon |
PAC-12 |
Torbert |
|
14 |
Shawn Smith |
U |
Ferris State |
BIG 10 |
Triplette |
|
53 |
Sarah Thomas |
LJ |
University of Mobile |
C-USA |
Morelli |
|
26 |
Jabir Walker |
FJ |
Murray State |
SEC |
Parry |
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