Mike Pereira

Mike Pereira

Mike Pereira is a former Vice President of Officiating (formerly Senior Director of Officiating) for the National Football League (NFL). He first took over the position in 2001, succeeding Jerry Seeman. He was also a game official in the NFL for two seasons (1996 and 1997) as a side judge on the officiating crew headed by referee Mike Carey.[1] He wore uniform number 77, which is now worn by side judge-turned-two-time Super Bowl referee Terry McAulay. Pereira is of Portuguese heritage.

Pereira appeared on the NFL Network show, NFL Total Access, during the "Official Review" segment, to discuss key calls made during the previous week's games with host Rich Eisen every Wednesday during the season.

In a Conference Championship edition of "Official Review" on January 21, 2009, Pereira confirmed that he would be retiring from the position of Vice President of Officiating after the 2009 season.[2][3]

In June 2010, it was announced that Pereira would be joining Fox Sports to serve as a rules analyst for the network's college and NFL coverage.[4]

From February to June 2011, Pereira was the Pac-10's interim coordinator of officiating, charged with implementing changes in the conference's officiating program. Current Pac-12 coordinator of officiating Tony Corrente has retained Pereira on his staff as a consultant through the Pac-12's 2011-2012 football season. [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "NFL OFFICIATING CREWS SINCE 1994". Behind the Football Stripes. http://members.tripod.com/refereestats/crewArc.htm. Retrieved 2006-08-04. 
  2. ^ http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/13391721/pereira-nfls-face-of-officiating-quietly-says-farewell?tag=coverlist_active;coverlist_footer
  3. ^ "VP of Officiating Mike Pereira explains some tough calls made during Championship Sunday.". NFL.com. 2009-01-21. http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80e457d6. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  4. ^ http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/FOX-Sports-Mike-Pereira-NFL-football-officiating
  5. ^ http://www.pac-10.org/News/tabid/863/Article/220365/pac-10-restructures-football-officiating-program.aspx
  6. ^ Miller, Ted. "Pac-12 hires new officiating coordinator". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/22196/pac-12-hires-new-officiating-coordinator. Retrieved 14 September 2011.