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Offenses Wary of Defenses Exploiting New Position of Umpires

By Ray GlierAug 20th 2010 – 12:16PM

ATLANTA -- The NFL umpire has moved out from behind the defense where he was getting trampled and is now positioned behind the offense. Many people think that is going to result in more calls for offensive holding in the NFL this season. The cop is on the other side of the tracks. There might be more offensive holding...

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A referee is the person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on the fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport.

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