"The NFL has offered the NFLRA a six-year deal that averages annual raises of 6.45%. The average NFL official earned $385,000 in 2025."
"The league has pushed the NFLRA to allow several fundamental changes to officials' job structure, which the NFLRA has largely resisted."
"A meeting last week that included multiple owners produced what a league source said was 'progress.' But it was not enough to delay NFL's contingency plans."
"Teams will receive a tentative schedule in the coming weeks with details about replacement officials' availability to work at OTAs and mini-camps beginning June 1."
The NFL is preparing for the possibility of using replacement officials as the collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association is set to expire on May 31. Several potential replacements have passed background checks and will undergo physical examinations. Training sessions are scheduled to start around May 1. Negotiations between the NFL and NFLRA have stalled, with the league proposing a six-year deal with annual raises, while also seeking changes to officials' job structures that the NFLRA has resisted.
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