Scott Green

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Scott Green is an American football official in the National Football League. Green started in the NFL as a field judge with the start of the 1991 NFL season before switching to back judge after the league swapped position titles at the start of the 1998 NFL season. He became a referee on a part-time basis during the 2004 NFL season when referee Johnny Grier was injured. Green became a full time referee at the start of the 2005 NFL season. Green has officiated Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002 and XXXVIII in 2004. On the field, he wears the uniform number 19.

Green's first experience as an NFL referee came on October 3, 2004 during a game between the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills when Grier suffered a knee injury during the game.

Outside of the NFL, Green is co-partner in a government relations firm that assists law enforcement agencies in suburban Washington, D.C.

Green's 2006 NFL officiating crew consists of Scott Dawson, Tony Veteri, Ron Marinucci, Boris Cheek, Larry Rose, and Lee Dyer.

[edit] New York - San Francisco playoff game

Considered to be the top back judge in the league, Green was involved in a controversial finish to a New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers Wild Card playoff game played January 5, 2003. Green and the officials apparently forgot that New York's Rich Seubert, a guard who had lined up legally in a receiver's spot, was an eligible receiver. Seubert appeared to be interfered by a San Francisco defender on a botched field goal attempt while going downfield to receive a pass. Since Green was the downfield official, this was his play to cover, but had to scramble from the goalpost to get into position to cover the play. Green, not knowing that Seubert was eligible, did not throw a flag to signify the penalty. Instead, the Giants were called for having an illegal man downfield on the play. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue described the situtation as the most disappointing officiating blunder he'd seen in his years as NFL commissioner ^[1] and announced that officiating mechanics surrounding field-goal attempts and last plays of games would be changed ^[2].

[edit] References

1. ^ King, Peter (2003-01-14). They're Only Human. SI.com. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.
2. ^ Attner, Paul (2003-01-20). Taking the fall for one bad call - NFL: insider - football officiating mistake. The Sporting News. Retrieved on August 29, 2006.