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Denver Native (Carol)
09-15-2012, 08:38 PM
NFL.com and NFL Network has obtained a copy of the league officiating department's weekly notes, which outlines the issues replacement officials had in Week 1.

While the memo opened with a gracious note -- "Congratulations on a successful Week 1" -- it also shed light on the blind spots of new crews and an effort to squelch any potential conflict-of-interest issues that could arise.

The officiating department said in the memo that "effective immediately, officials will not work NFL team scrimmages during the week." Normally, NFL officials are not allowed to collect a paycheck from individual clubs. They work training-camp practices on the NFL's dime but do not work with teams during the regular season in an effort to prevent any sort of preferential treatment.

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