Referee Bill Vinovich chosen by NFL to lead Colossal Bowl LVIII officiating crew
We plot no longer know who will be having fun with in Colossal Bowl LVIII in about a weeks, but we plot know the crew that can officiate the sport at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The NFL launched on Tuesday that Bill Vinovich often is the lead referee as piece of a crew that can encompass umpire Terry Killens, down settle Patrick Holt, line settle Stamp Perlman, subject settle Tom Hill, aspect settle Allen Baynes, support settle Brad Freeman and replay reputable Mike Trot.
As NFL Senior Vice President of Soccer and Global Communications Michael Signora successfully-known after the announcement, Killens will change into the first particular person to beget performed in and officiate a Colossal Bowl.
Killens performed seven seasons within the NFL with the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks. He was as soon as on the Titans personnel that misplaced to the St. Louis Rams in Colossal Bowl XXXIV, recording a cope with on particular groups.
Vinovich will get third Colossal Bowl name
In line with ESPN Stats and Recordsdata, Vinovich’s crews beget averaged the “fewest, or cease to the fewest” flags per game (13.4) throughout the 2023 NFL typical season.
For the reason that NFL selects the Colossal Bowl officiating crews on advantage, Vinovich will be piece of an all-star neighborhood reffing the sport and no longer alongside with his long-established teammates.
This can also very successfully be Vinovich’s third time officiating a Colossal Bowl and 2d within the final five years. He beforehand was as soon as piece of officiating crews for Colossal Bowl XLIX (Recent England Patriots vs. Seahawks) and Colossal Bowl LIV (San Francisco 49ers vs. Kansas City Chiefs).
Vinovich was as soon as famously the lead referee for “NOLA No-name” within the NFC championship game in 2019 when Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman received away with defensive pass interference on Recent Orleans Saints huge receiver Tommylee Lewis unhurried within the sport. The Rams would hurry on to determine up in overtime and lose the Colossal Bowl to the Patriots two weeks later.
The NFL would later acknowledge it was as soon as a ignored name with commissioner Roger Goodell pointing to human error.
