FAA ground stop forces NFL to reshuffle officiating crews for Week 10

The NFL has made several officiating changes for Week 10 in response to Friday's FAA ground stop. Officials have been reassigned to games that are within driving distance of their hometowns.

Among the biggest changes for Sunday will be two referees working games as umpires, three backup referees assigned to work games, four officials working multiple games, and one game without on-site replay officials and assistants.

Alex Kemp, who is ordinarily a referee, is going to be an umpire under Clete Blakeman for the Packers' home game against the Vikings. Carl Cheffers, who is also ordinarily a referee, is going to be an umpire under Bill Vinovich for the Raiders' home game against Seattle.

Backup referees Barry Anderson (umpire), Duane Heydt (umpire) and Don Willard (side judge) will each work as referees on Sunday. Anderson will work the Titans' home game against the Jaguars. Willard, who has never worked as a referee for a regular season game, will work the Colts' home game against the Dolphins before making the nearly two-hour drive to Cincinnati to work the night game between the Bengals and Steelers.

Along with Williard, umpire Terry Killens, field judge Jabir Walker and side judge Justin Larrew will…

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