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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Longtime NFL official Carl Paganelli retires after 25 years in the league
NFL official Carl Paganelli is retiring after 25 years in the league, starting his tenure in professional football in 1999. Paganelli, 65, was a full-time umpire in the NFL for the last 25 seasons, working under some of the most revered referees in league history including Gene Steratore, Ron Torbert, Phil Luckett, and Walt Anderson. Paganelli's career highlights include being on the field for 22 playoff games, including four Super Bowls, ranging from 2005 through 2014. The umpire became the first NFL official to work four Super Bowls in the 21st century. To replace Paganelli, the NFL hired Brandon Ellison, the son of longtime league umpire Roy Ellison, per Football Zebras. Brandon Ellison's hire gives the NFL six new officials for the 2025 season. Paganelli is a retired probation officer, and had to sit out the end of the 2024 season after colliding with a player while he tried to catch a ball coming in from the sideline during last September's matchup between the Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Paganelli was looked at by the Panthers' medical staff on the field during what ended up being the last NFL game he ever officiated. Paganelli had two family members who were NFL officials before him retire in Perry Paganelli and Dino Paganelli. Carl and Perry Paganelli became the first brothers to work the same Super Bowl in 2007, when a Peyton Manning-led Indianapolis Colts team defeated the Chicago Bears. His father, Carl Paganelli Sr., is a member of the Arena Football Hall of Fame, which had its last induction in 2015.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
NFL veteran Carl Paganelli's sudden retirement ends historic family legacy after unseen injury exit
Carl Paganelli, one of the NFL's most trusted umpires, has ended his long career after 25 seasons on the field. The news was confirmed this week by Football Zebras reporter Mark Schultz. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Carl Paganelli first entered the league in 1999, and held the same position every year in the league since. Carl Paganelli was famously known to be eccentric, although he kept a zen-like presence, and an insightful perspective about the game. He quietly stepped up from his officiating post when he did not finish the 2024 season due to injury. With his retirement now official; this is an important closing chapter in NFL officiating. Carl Paganelli's long career included playoff games and Super Bowls Carl Paganelli worked as an NFL umpire for 25 seasons, beginning in 1999. He never changed roles during his time in the league. Carl Paganelli worked with numerous famous officiating crews, including Phil Luckett, Gene Steratore, and Ron Torbert. After a good performance, he was assigned 22 playoff games and four Super Bowls: XXXIX, XLI, XLVI, and XLVIII. Toward the end of 2024, Carl Paganelli suffered an injury on the field while catching a football from the sideline. A player inadvertently collided with him on the that game, he missed the rest of the season and quietly stepped away from officiating. Though there was no official send-off then, the NFL later confirmed his retirement. Carl Paganelli's retirement closes a major family legacy in NFL officiating Carl Paganelli wasn't the only one in his family to work in the NFL. His brothers, Perry and Dino Paganelli, were also officials and worked as back judges. For a time, all three brothers were active during the same seasons, which made league history. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Now, with Carl Paganelli's retirement, all three have officially stepped away. The NFL has selected Brandon Ellison, the son of veteran umpire Roy Ellison, to take Carl Paganelli's place in the 2025 season. Brandon Ellison is one of six new officials hired this year. Outside of football, Carl Paganelli also worked as a probation officer. His time in the NFL was marked by leadership, calm decision-making, and deep respect across the sport. Also Read: nfl
