Officiating in the NFL has been a hot topic for decades now. From potential rule changes, to consistency in calling games, to the officials themselves, refereeing is just as important to the league as anything else.
While the average NFL referee salary has crossed $200K, per Money.com, NFL officials are not deemed “full-time employees” of the league. In fact, most have other occupations, such as bankers, teachers and tax managers, per footballzebras.com.
During his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show,” New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he believes it could help to have all of the officials be full time.
“I do think that it would probably help to have all of them full time, said Rodgers. “I think increase in pay probably as well, it’s a really important part of our game, we’re a billion-dollar industry. I think those men and women deserve to be paid appropriately where they can make this their full-time gig.
“They got a tough job to do, to make calls in real time, and they’re as scrutinized as the quarterbacks and kickers are, as they have one job to do and that’s to interpret the rulebook in zero time possible. I think it’s good that we have the extra official in the box to…
