Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Hochuli to officiate all 13 games Sunday

NFL super-ref Ed Hochuli is so excited to get back to action after the lockout that he's somehow going to officiate all 13 games Sunday.

Following release, NFL replacement refs move to customer service industry to keep pissing people...

“I figure I made hundreds of thousands of people violently angry for a three week period,” said ex-replacement official Ned Randall. “So, I asked myself, ‘Where can I garner that kind of emotionally provocative response from people?’"

Real NFL refs enjoy last few hours of being revered by fans

"It's been a fun ride," said veteran ref Ed Hochuli. "I haven't found one flaming bag of dog feces on my front step all year long. Unfortunately, that's about to change."

MNF Showdown: Cutler and Romo battle for title of ‘America’s Second Most Hated QB’

"Right now, the nation really can't stand either one of them," said ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen. "Who can rise to the occasion and leapfrog past the other to become only the second most loathed quarterback in the country remains to be seen."

Possible end to NFL ref lockout has Ed Hochuli scrambling to get back in...

"I thought for sure we had until like November or something," said a wheezing, exhausted Hochuli as he attempted to finish a third minute on the treadmill. "God, why did I eat so many damn meatball subs?"

Goodell confident scab refs will prove as popular as ’87 scab players

Despite their recent troubles, NFL replacement refs will eventually become as revered by fans as the 1987 NFL replacement players.

Carl Weathers NFL Power Rankings — Week 3, 2012

Carl Weathers, master thespian and former Oakland Raider, watches every NFL game from his man cave to compile his weekly Power Rankings exclusively for Heckler readers. Despite playing in only 8 NFL games, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980.