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The NFL and the NFL Referees Association agreed Friday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement that avoids a potential work stoppage and use of replacement officials.<\/p>\n

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The agreement, which was approved by the union’s board of directors and ratified by a vote of the membership, runs through the 2032 NFL season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see this new CBA as a partnership with the league that benefits our membership but also seeks to make our game better. It is good to get these negotiations behind us so we can focus on preparing for the 2026 season,\u201d union President Carl Cheffers said.<\/p>\n

The NFL\u2019s collective bargaining agreement with the referees association had been set to expire on May 31, and the two sides began negotiating in the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n

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The league began the onboarding process for replacement officials last month because negotiations weren\u2019t progressing. But they won\u2019t be necessary.<\/p>\n

The league and the union said in a joint statement that the deal covers a wide range of issues including economics, performance and accountability.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis agreement is a testament to the joint commitment of the league and union to invest in and improve officiating,\u201d said Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations. \u201cIt also speaks to the game officials\u2019 relentless pursuit of improvement and officiating excellence. We look forward to working together for the betterment of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detailed terms weren’t released.<\/p>\n

But two people with knowledge of the offer told The Associated Press in March that the NFL had increased its offer to a 6.45% annual growth rate in compensation over a six-year labor deal.<\/p>\n

A stalemate in 2012 resulted in a 110-day lockout and replacement referees were used.<\/p>\n

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That led to several high-profile mistakes, including the Fail Mary when Russell Wilson completed a desperation pass to Golden Tate in the closing seconds to lift Seattle over Green Bay in a Monday night game. Tate pushed off so he should\u2019ve been penalized for offensive pass interference. He appeared to wrestle the ball away from a Packers defender and was given credit for a catch even though two officials had called it differently.<\/p>\n

There weren\u2019t as many glaring errors when the NFL also used replacement officials for one week of exhibition games and the opening week in 2001 before the labor dispute was resolved shortly after 9\/11, and the regular officials returned in time when the season resumed following a one-week break.<\/p>\n

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