Alberto Riveron, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, will return for the 2018 season, an NFL spokesman confirmed to NFL.com on Tuesday.
The spokesman said Riveron, who is wrapping up his first season as the head of the league officiating, has the support of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Riveron took over after the NFL's former head of officiating, Dean Blandino, left for Fox Sports last year.
Riveron has helped oversee the league's transition to a centralized review system to assist referees making calls on replay. Riveron, a former on-field NFL official, has final say on all calls that are reviewed on replayed from the league's command center in New York.
His first season in the new role hasn't been without its share of questionable calls and continued confusion over the catch rule.
I despise this asshole so much