NFL owners passed a rule on Tuesday that will allow referees and officiating departments to consult on replay reviews.
So what does this new replay review rule mean? This means that refs while reviewing will have discussion with the NFL officiating department in New York if they have any questions.
“The process will be the same. The replay review will be initiated by the booth, depending on what happens on the field, or by the coach,” Fisher said. “The referee will go to the booth and talk to the observer, but during that process, our command center in New York headed by Dean Blandino will already be reviewing the play. At the end of the day, what’s going to happen is we’re going to make sure that every single review is correct and we feel like this will speed up the instant replay process and timing.”
It’s still referee review. He has the ultimate authority,” Blandino said. “We’re certainly not going to let him make a mistake but the referee has the final call. We have a discussion, we’ll consult, we’ll give him the information and put him in the right position to make the right call.”