Jeff Triplette
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Jeff Triplette, B.A., LTC, USAR (Ret.) is a referee for the National Football League, his number is 42.
Jeff joined the NFL as a field judge in 1996 and became a referee in 1999.
In January 2007 Triplette was named President and Chief Operating Officer of FNC, Inc., the provider of collateral management technology to the nation's largest mortgage lenders.
Before joining FNC, he was Vice President for Risk Management at Duke Energy, a massive energy company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Jeff is a retired Army Reserve colonel. He was awarded the Bronze Star for actions in the Persian Gulf War while serving in the North Carolina Army National Guard.
Triplette's 2006 NFL officiating crew consists of Jim Quirk, Jim Mello, Jeff Seeman, Duke Carroll, Greg Meyer, and Greg Steed.
[edit] Controversies
- On December 19, 1999, Triplette accidentally hit Cleveland's Orlando Brown in the eye with a penalty flag. Video shows that Triplette immediately apologized to Brown, who was then tended to by the medical staff. A few minutes later, when play was about to resume, Brown was being taken to the locker room by the trainers, he shoved past the trainers, ran out on the field and shoved Triplette to the ground. Brown was ejected from the game and subsequently suspended by the NFL, although the suspension was lifted when his injury did not heal. The next year, Brown was cut from the Browns, causing Brown to sue the NFL for damages[1].
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