Talking with Nate Jones: NFL Player turned Official

About this episode

Ross Tucker interviews former NFL player Nate Jones about his transition to officiating and the challenges faced by officials.

Ross is joined by former NFL defensive back turned official Nate Jones to break down his unlikely path from player to referee in just six years, the love-hate relationship between officials and replay technology, and his honest assessment of what replacement officials would face trying to make the jump from college to the NFL rulebook. Nate Jones Interview: 1:55 NFL New & Notes: 24:50 Download the DraftKings Sports Book App and use code ROSS Connect with the Pod Website - https://www.rosstucker.com Become A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/RTMedia Podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerPod Podcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rosstuckerpod/ Ross Twitter - https://twitter.com/RossTuckerNFL Ross Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rosstuckernfl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Ross Tucker

Guest: Nate Jones

Topics covered

• NFL
• refereeing
• player transition
• officials
• replay technology

Keywords

• NFL
• referee
• Nate Jones
• officials
• replay technology
• college football
• replacement officials

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