RONALD TORBERT would be the man accountable for the NFL’s showpiece occasion.

It will likely be his second time refereeing the Tremendous Bowl, having first been tasked with the job in Tremendous Bowl 56 between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.

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Torbert, 61, started his NFL officiating profession in 2010 as a facet choose earlier than changing into a referee within the 2014 NFL season.

He graduated from Michigan State College and attended Harvard Regulation Faculty, incomes a Juris Physician.

The Ohio-born referee is one among eight African-American referees in NFL historical past and was the second to be named in any capability when chosen as an alternate referee for Tremendous Bowl LIII.

Torbert refereed 18 video games this season and accrued the fourth-most flags per sport in 2024, in keeping with NFL penalties’ database on referee crews.

The information of his choice for Sunday’s sport comes within the backdrop of alleged ‘rigged’ claims.

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Followers and a few media analysts have continued to accuse officers of favouring the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs after a string of high-profile calls.

Forward of the Tremendous Bowl, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was forceful in his defence: “Quite a lot of these theories are issues that occur in social media, and so they get a brand new life

“I perceive that. I feel it displays lots of the followers’ ardour and is a reminder for us on how necessary officiating is.

“I feel the women and men officiating the NFL are excellent. We’ve the very best attainable requirements.”

The NFL Referees Affiliation then launched a press release of their very own, saying Goodell’s feedback had been “spot on”.

The assertion from government director and former referee Scott Inexperienced added: “It’s insulting and preposterous to listen to conspiracy theories that one way or the other 17 officiating crews consisting of 138 officers are colluding to help one staff.”

Who will be part of Torbert for the Tremendous Bowl 2025?

Torbert can be joined by the next:

• Umpire: Mike Morton
• Down choose: Max Causey
• Line choose: Mark Stewart
• Area choose: Mearl Robinson
• Again choose: Jonah Monroe
• Replay official: Kevin Brown

Eagles report with Torbert as referee

The Philadelphia Eagles have performed eight video games with Torbert because the referee, with the latest being the final common season sport of the 24/25 season.

Eagles gained that sport and have a 5-3 report as a staff with it.

Chiefs report with Torbert as referee

As for the Chiefs, it is simply been the 4 for Torbert. Kansas and the chief referee have met 4 instances with a 3-1 report in these video games.