February 6, 2008
Former NFL referee Jerry Markbreit answers reader questions each week during the season
Jerry Markbreit retired from football officiating in 1998 after 43 consecutive seasons, including 23 in the NFL. Along the way he worked a record four Super Bowls and became one of the most recognizable referees in the game. For the past four seasons he's lent his expertise to ChicagoSports.com in the form of a weekly answer column.
Markbreit also is the author of three books on the subject: "Last Call: Memoirs of an NFL Referee," released in 2001, "Born to Referee: My Life on the Gridiron" and The Armchair Referee. In his day job, he worked for the 3M Company as a barter and trade manager for 38 years.
Use the e-mail form on this page to send a question about rules for high school, college or pro football. Markbreit will answer readers' questions every week throughout the football season. Recent Answers
- January 30, 2008
- January 23, 2008
- January 15, 2008
- January 9, 2008
- December 26, 2007
- December 19, 2007
- December 12, 2007
- December 5, 2007
- October 31, 2007
- October 23, 2007
- October 17, 2007
- October 10, 2007
- October 3, 2007
- September 27, 2007
- September 18, 2007
- September 11, 2007
- February 1, 2007
- January 23, 2007
- January 16, 2007
- January 9, 2007
- January 3, 2007
- December 27, 2006
- December 20, 2006
- December 12, 2006
- December 5, 2006
