11-19-2017, 10:32 AM
(11-18-2017, 09:33 PM)BMK Wrote: Here's the way I see it...
Most all the refs are professional people in private life... Doctors, judges, lawyers, corporate executives, business owners, etc. The rule was (not sure if it still is) that their salary for being a ref cannot exceed 50% of their regular 'day job" salary... The average salary of refs is $147,000.00, which means these guys are already making a boatload of money well before their ref pay. The idea is that no ref actually needs the money. Refs are not employees of the NFL, they are independent contractors (though that all may change if they hire full timers) .
Now, when NFL hires full time refs that are actually employees of the league, that might be a different conversation.
The NFL did hire 21 full time officials for this season, out of the 124 roster of officials.
