field judge
noun
: a football official whose duties include covering action on kicks and forward passes and timing intermission periods and time-outs
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The worst of it came when the field judge appeared to suffer an Achilles injury and was lost.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad Freeman and replay official Mike Chase.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
The 2020 all-Black officiating crew included Barry Anderson as the umpire, Anthony Jeffries as the side judge, Carl Johnson as the line judge, Julian Mapp as the down judge, Dale Shaw as the field judge, and Greg Steed as the back judge.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
Here’s who will make up the rest of Cheffers’ Super Bowl LVII officiating crew: Roy Ellison (umpire), Jerod Phillips (down judge), Jeff Bergman (line judge), John Jenkins (field judge), Eugene Hall (side judge), Dino Paganelli (back judge), Mark Butterworth (replay official).
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
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Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Umpire Terry Killens, down judge Patrick Holt, line judge Mark Perlman, field judge Tom Hill, side judge Allen Baynes, back judge Brad Freeman and replay official Mike Chase.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
The 2020 all-Black officiating crew included Barry Anderson as the umpire, Anthony Jeffries as the side judge, Carl Johnson as the line judge, Julian Mapp as the down judge, Dale Shaw as the field judge, and Greg Steed as the back judge.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Dec. 2023
Here’s who will make up the rest of Cheffers’ Super Bowl LVII officiating crew: Roy Ellison (umpire), Jerod Phillips (down judge), Jeff Bergman (line judge), John Jenkins (field judge), Eugene Hall (side judge), Dino Paganelli (back judge), Mark Butterworth (replay official).
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023
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“Field judge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20judge. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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