"The NFL said last year in a memo that it "remained focused on implementing changes to the agreement in ways that will improve the performance of our game officials, increase accountability, and ensure that the highest-performing officials are officiating our highest profile games.""
"The referees union, however, wants to preserve the status quo or, in some cases, roll back the league's access to working with game officials."
"The league's current CBA with the NFLRA expires at the end of May. The last officiating lockout was in 2012 and lasted 110 days, ending after three weeks of controversial calls by replacement officials."
NFL owners and the Referees Association are struggling to reach agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement before the current deal expires at the end of May. The league seeks to implement changes improving official performance, increase accountability, and assign top officials to high-profile games. The referees union opposes these changes, preferring to maintain current conditions or reduce league access to officials. Frustration is mounting among owners following committee meetings in Palm Beach. The previous officiating lockout in 2012 lasted 110 days and resulted in controversial replacement official calls. Union leadership has declined to discuss specifics publicly.
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