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However, the NFL appears to be backing lead referee Clete Blakeman and his crew. According to Pro Football Talk, the league didn’t even make a head official available to a pool reporter ...

We now know who will be on the call for that one as the NFL has assigned Shawn Hochuli as the head referee for the game.

The 52-year-old is only the second NFL official to work the Super Bowl after previously playing in one. In a twist of fate, the first person to do so was Terry Killens, who was a special teamer on ...