Tra Blake Explained

Jerome "Tra" Blake is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2020 NFL season, wearing uniform number 33 until ; he now wears uniform number 3.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Blake officiated in Conference USA and the Atlantic Coast Conference, where he worked at deep wing and referee positions.^[3] Blake was also a referee for the Alliance of American Football in 2019 and the XFL in 2020.^{[4] [5]}

Blake was hired by the NFL in 2020 as a field judge. He was re-assigned to the umpire position in 2021, and was promoted to referee for the start of the 2022 NFL season following the retirement of Tony Corrente.^[3]

2024 crew^[6]

• R: Tra Blake
• U: Carl Paganelli
• DJ: Patrick Turner
• LJ: Tom Eaton
• FJ: Mearl Robinson
• SJ: Don Willard
• BJ: Grantis Bell
• RO: Tyler Cerimeli
• RA: Tim Robinson

Personal life

Blake resides in Clermont, Florida. Outside of the NFL, Blake is a quality assurance director for an Orlando-based pharmaceutical software company.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tra Blake NFL Official Statistics . February 17, 2024 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Pro Football Reference . en.
2. Web site: Schultz . Mark . 2022-08-13 . A numbers game: 2 officials change uniform numbers . 2024-06-07 . Football Zebras . en-US.
3. Web site: Umpire Tra Blake promote to referee position . Football Zebras . March 24, 2022 . April 7, 2022.
4. Web site: Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season . Football Zebras . February 7, 2019 . April 7, 2022.
5. Web site: Officiating crews for the 2020 XFL season . Football Zebras . January 28, 2020 . April 7, 2022.
6. Web site: Austro . Ben . May 28, 2024 . Officiating crews for the 2023 season . August 9, 2024 . Football Zebras . en-US.
7. Web site: Umpire Tra Blake promote to referee position . Football Zebras . March 24, 2022 . April 7, 2022.