Both Rochester-area NFL officials, Jimmy DeBell (side judge) and Bill Schuster (umpire) will be working tonight's game in Baltimore between the Ravens and the Browns. They will be part of a hastily arranged crew that can arrive there quickly. According to a source, respected official Gene Steratore will be the referee. From Baltimore, the officials will then fly to Dallas and vote on the new collecting bargaining agreement on Saturday, followed by a seminar-type activity involving all officials. The labor impasse broke late last night when both sides, the NFL and the NFLRA agreed on a new eight year deal.
Rochester is reaching out to Newtown, Connecticut and children are leading the way. Six year old Catherine Hubbard was killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Her nine in...