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The 2025 NFL season begins with referee Shawn Smith officiating the opening game between the Eagles and Cowboys in Philadelphia, with various officiating crews assigned to each game throughout the week, including notable officials like Carl Cheffers and Brad Allen.
The United Football League (UFL), a merger of the USFL and XFL, has announced its officiating crews for the 2024 season, consisting of 70 officials from the Football Bowl Subdivision conferences on ten crews. The league will follow NFL rules with modifications from the USFL and XFL, and the officiating staff includes seven women, the highest for a major spring league to date. The officials have been scouted by the NFL under its Mackie Development Program, and the UFL uses the NFL’s 7-person mechanics.