The Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens will be the first teams in the 2012 season to have their contest officiated by real NFL referees on Thursday night.
Real refs will work Browns-Ravens Thursday night game
The seven-man officiating crew will be led by 10-year NFL referee veteran Gene Steratore and also includes 13-year veteran umpire Bill Schuster, head linesman Wayne Mackie, who has six years of NFL refereeing experience, line judge Jeff Seeman, with 11 years as a NFL official under his belt, field judge Bob Waggoner, a 16-year veteran, side judge Jimmy DeBell, who has been officiating in the NFL for four years, and back judge Greg Steed, an official with 10 years of NFL refereeing experience.
The replay official and replay assistant will be Larry Nemmers and Ken Dollar, respectively.
As for Week 4’s remaining 14 scheduled games, officiating assignments will be announced for each on-site on game day after the NFL and NFL Referees Association’s agreement on a collective bargaining deal Wednesday night.
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