Brian Bolinger
NationalityAmerican
EducationIndiana State University
Occupation(s)NCAA Division III official (2001–2004)
NCAA Division II official (2005)
Mid-American Conference official (2006–2012)
Big Ten Conference official (2013–2016)
NFL official (2017–present)
SpouseChristina
ChildrenJocelyn, Arianna, Gabriella Bolinger

Brian Bolinger is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL) who serves as a line judge and down judge.[1][2][3] He has been with the NFL since 2017, and previously was a high school and college official.

Bolinger started as a high school official in the 1990s.[4] He was an NCAA Division III official from 2001 to 2004, an NCAA Division II official in 2005, a Mid-American Conference official from 2006 to 2012, and a Big Ten Conference official from 2013 until being hired by the NFL in 2017.[4][5] In 2020, he officiated his first playoff game, between the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans.[6]

References

  1. "Brian Bolinger NFL Official Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. "The complete 2020 NFL Roster of Officials | NFL Football Operations". operations.nfl.com.
  3. "Northrop grad, Bolinger gets call-up as NFL referee". July 20, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Referee's long road to NFL | NFL | Journal Gazette". www.journalgazette.net.
  5. "Northrop Grad Brian Bolinger Set to Make Debut on NFL Sidelines | Reflects on Time as Big Ten Football Official – Summit City Sports". 31 July 2017.
  6. Gray, Nick. "Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens in AFC wild card game: Referee, officiating crew for Sunday's game". The Tennessean.

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