Experimental 8th On-field Official Of The NFL Still For Review

© Ed YourdonThe National Football League (NFL) is currently experimenting with a new field official for its four pre-season games. Named "deep judge", this will be the eight on-field official and is positioned in the defensive backfield opposite the back judge. The new official's main responsibility is to watch for eligible receivers. He will also help with watching the other parts of the field since assignments have been changed after the umpire was moved into the offensive backfield. This experimental eighth official was ...