American football official
Jerome "Tra " Blake is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2020 NFL season , wearing uniform number 33 until 2021 ; he now wears uniform number 3.[ 1] [ 2]
Career
Blake officiated in Conference USA and the Atlantic Coast Conference , where he worked at deep wing and referee positions.[ 3] Alliance of American Football in 2019 and the XFL in 2020.[ 4] [ 5]
Blake was hired by the NFL in 2020 as a field judge. He was re-assigned to the umpire position in 2021, and was promoted to referee for the start of the 2022 NFL season following the retirement of Tony Corrente .[ 3]
R: Tra Blake
U: Carl Paganelli
DJ: Patrick Turner
LJ: Tom Eaton
FJ: Mearl Robinson
SJ: Don Willard
BJ: Grantis Bell
RO: Tyler Cerimeli
RA: Tim Robinson
Personal life
Blake resides in Clermont, Florida . Outside of the NFL, Blake is a quality assurance director for an Orlando -based pharmaceutical software company.[ 3]
References
^ "Tra Blake NFL Official Statistics" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024 .^ Schultz, Mark (August 13, 2022). "A numbers game: 2 officials change uniform numbers" . Football Zebras . Retrieved June 7, 2024 . ^ a b c "Umpire Tra Blake promote to referee position" . Football Zebras. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022 .^ "Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season" . Football Zebras. February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022 .^ "Officiating crews for the 2020 XFL season" . Football Zebras. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2022 .^ Austro, Ben (May 28, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2023 season" . Football Zebras . Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
External links
Tra Blake at Wikimedia Commons
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