Brad Allen is an
American football official
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During professional and most college football games, seven officials operate on the field. Since 2015, Division I ...
in the
National Football League
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(NFL) since the
2014 NFL season
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, wearing uniform number 122.
A native of
Lumberton, North Carolina
Lumberton is a city in Robeson County, North Carolina, United States. As of 2020, its population was 19,025. It is the seat of Robeson County's government.
Located in southern North Carolina's Inner Banks region, Lumberton is located on the Lum ...
(and a graduate o
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke formerly
Pembroke State University
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP or UNC Pembroke) is a public university in Pembroke, North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level degree-granting university and part of the University of North Carolina system. Its history i ...
), Allen began officiating football games at the
high school
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, and later,
ACC
ACC most often refers to:
* Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
*American College of Cardiology, A US-based nonprofit medical association that bestows credentials upon cardiovascular spec ...
, levels. When he made his NFL officiating debut in 2014, he was originally going to be an umpire, but when long-time referee
Mike Carey announced his retirement on June 24, 2014, Allen was given the referee position instead; this was the first time since 1962 that an NFL official in his first year of officiating was given that honor (
Tommy Bell was the last NFL official to do so).
He called the 2007 Motor City Bowl, the 2009 International Bowl, the 2012 Rose Bowl and the 2014 Sugar Bowl.
Outside of officiating NFL games, Allen is executive director of the N.C. Senior Games, and the CEO of a non-profit. He also serves as clinic leader and booking supervisor for the Southern Officials Association.
2022 Crew
* R: Brad Allen
* U: Duane Heydt
* DJ:
Sarah Thomas
* LJ: Daniel Gallagher
* FJ: Rick Patterson
* SJ: Boris Cheek
* BJ: Greg Yette
* RO: Artenzia Young-Seigler
* RA: Larry Hanson
Statistics
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
National Football League officials
University of North Carolina at Pembroke alumni
People from Lumberton, North Carolina
American nonprofit chief executives
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