Refs make more than you realize

[oldnotdead]

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Being an NFL ref is generally thought of as a part time job. But it really isn't. Their only real break is between the end of the Super Bowl until the middle of May, i.e. around when OTAs start.

Those idiots make more than enough for what they do. That's why there isn't a need for "fulltime" officials because they are paid an average of over $200K/year. You have to know those people are probably big into sports wagering which is a no no for players but nothing is said about officials though you would think they also would have prohibitions. Just how regulated they are is another thing entirely. IMO it's basically on the honor system, i.e. don't tell on me and I won't snitch on you.

 

[Dodgersrf]

I would be surprised, if the refs were allowed to wager on games.

 

[brucebruce]

i thought they earned more. since it's an average many make less than 200k. decent salary but nothing over the top.

 

[dieterbrock]

I would be surprised, if the refs were allowed to wager on games.

Refs arent allowed to engage in any sports betting, this thread is silly.
"Is sports gambling allowed? Players are allowed to bet on non-NFL events with legal sportsbooks, but all other league personnel, including coaches, officials and trainers are prohibited from all sports betting"

What are league rules around gambling on sports? What's forbidden, getting caught and punishment

The gambling policies of the NCAA and major professional sports leagues differ. To get an idea of what's allowed, we break it down by sport to see how they're navigating the evolving American betting scene.

www.espn.com

 

[jjab360]

MSN

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Being an NFL ref is generally thought of as a part time job. But it really isn't. Their only real break is between the end of the Super Bowl until the middle of May, i.e. around when OTAs start.

Those idiots make more than enough for what they do. That's why there isn't a need for "fulltime" officials because they are paid an average of over $200K/year. You have to know those people are probably big into sports wagering which is a no no for players but nothing is said about officials though you would think they also would have prohibitions. Just how regulated they are is another thing entirely. IMO it's basically on the honor system, i.e. don't tell on me and I won't snitch on you.

Of course NFL refs are not allowed to bet on games, c'mon man. Can you imagine the controversy if they were??

"They look at all of your business associations. They look for conflicts of interest — all of that, bank accounts, everything,” Blandino told host Brandon Contes. “And there’s checks during the season. And so, they’ll look at if a game official has $10 in their bank account on Friday, and then they work a game, and now there’s $100,000; that’s a red flag, right? So, you’re checking those things. You’re monitoring the betting lines and looking at how calls impact those lines and are their individual officials that are involved in more of those calls. It’s a massive, massive undertaking. Because what the league doesn’t want and what we never wanted was a situation like what happened with the NBA, right?”

NFL officials have been asked to influence games because of betting: Ex-VP of officiating

Current Fox Sports rules analyst Dean Blandino unveiled this truth in a podcast appearance

deadspin.com

 

[AvengerRam]

“Holding. Defense, number 37. Declined, which is good, given that I have the WR on my fantasy team and really need the PPR and yardage points.”

 

[RamFanWA]

I know some folks that left the computer company we worked at - for a company that supplied computers that ran the machines for a gaming company.... Those folks were not allowed to participate in any gaming, whether they were machine games or table games.

I thought that was a bit harsh - but then again, I don't work for the Nevada Gaming commission...

 

[Jacobarch]

They should have the salaries deducted for every bad call.

 

[snackdaddy]

They should have the salaries deducted for every bad call.

Most of them would end up owing more than their salary.

 

[brucebruce]

if they get fired for gambling then what are they qualified to do? and the legal repercussions is a big deterrent as well. i'm sure there has been some sketchy ref here and there but that is part of human nature and in every profession.

 

[brucebruce]

MSN

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Being an NFL ref is generally thought of as a part time job. But it really isn't. Their only real break is between the end of the Super Bowl until the middle of May, i.e. around when OTAs start.

Those idiots make more than enough for what they do. That's why there isn't a need for "fulltime" officials because they are paid an average of over $200K/year. You have to know those people are probably big into sports wagering which is a no no for players but nothing is said about officials though you would think they also would have prohibitions. Just how regulated they are is another thing entirely. IMO it's basically on the honor system, i.e. don't tell on me and I won't snitch on you.

conspiracy theories are fun but if you see them everywhere then i'd call a loved one and ask for help. not a joke.

 

[InfiniteRam]

They should have the salaries deducted for every bad call.

My pay is not deducted if I make an error at work. Is yours?

 

[Jacobarch]

My pay is not deducted if I make an error at work. Is yours?

I'm a business owner so yes. Lol.

 

[Giles]

I would be surprised, if the refs were allowed to wager on games.

Wouldn't shock me at all.

 

[RamFan503]

So... I knew that was roughly what they make and I have never been in the "make them full time" camp.

But the big take away from this is that you are stating as if fact that the refs are big time sports gamblers and are betting on games when most of us intuitively and factually know they are not allowed to do so.

So what the hell is the motivation for putting up this thread? I'm seriously asking.

 

[RhodyRams]

So what the hell is the motivation for putting up this thread? I'm seriously asking.

You mean you havent noticed yet that @oldnotdead never responds when he is proven wrong?

 

[hotanez]

 

[Londoner]

decent salary but nothing over the top.

“According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the annual mean wage for a full-time wage or salary worker in the United States is $53,490 per year or $1,028 per week (for a 40-hour work week”

Refs are paid far more than normal workers.

 

[RamsnDodgers]

My pay is not deducted if I make an error at work. Is yours?

I have to fix my mistakes, at my cost, as a General Building Contractor. Kinda the same thing?
If I were an employee, of course not.

 

[RamsnDodgers]

$200K for about Nine months of work? And if you aren't good enough at your job to ref any play-off games or the SB then you get even more time off?
I suppose there is some time put in for 'continuing education' similar to what doctors are required to do, and suggested for building trades professionals..

A nice gig, if you can get it