Shawn Smith (American football) explained
Shawn Smith is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL). He wears uniform number 14. He entered the league in the season as an umpire, and was promoted to referee for the season, following the retirements of Terry McAulay and Gene Steratore. Smith becomes only the sixth African American referee in NFL history, following Johnny Grier, Mike Carey, Jerome Boger, Don Carey and Ronald Torbert.[1] In 2022, he was listed as head referee.[2] [3]
Outside of his NFL duties, Smith works as an internal auditor in Southfield, Michigan.[1]
2024 crew[4]
- R: Shawn Smith
- U: Alex Moore
- DJ: Jay Bilbo
- LJ: Jeff Seeman
- FJ: Dyrol Prioleau
- SJ: Boris Cheek
- BJ: Dino Paganelli
- RO: Mike Wimmer
- RA: Larry Hill Jr.
Notes and References
- Web site: Filipe, Cameron . Umpire Shawn Smith promoted to referee position . Football Zebras . June 21, 2018 . June 21, 2018.
- News: Belson . Ken . Vrentas . Jenny . 2023-01-09 . Who Told Players to Warm Up After Damar Hamlin Collapsed? . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-02 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Bleier . Evan . January 10, 2023 . NFL, ESPN Keep Fighting Over Damar Hamlin "5 Minutes" Report . 2023-02-02 . InsideHook . en-US.
- Web site: staff . Football Zebras . 2024-05-28 . Officiating crews for the 2024 season . 2024-10-18 . Football Zebras . en-US.
