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Mike Carey Is Gone And CBS Says It's All Your FaultFootball fans won’t have Mike Carey to kick around this season. The former referee who served as CBS’ in-game officiating expert for the past two seasons was dropped by the network a few months ago, and CBS would like to remind everyone that it was all those big meanies on their couches that cost Ca...

CBS: Don't Be So Mean To Mike Carey, InternetFormer ref Mike Carey has been CBS’s in-game officiating expert for two seasons now, and it’s probably not a good sign for anyone involved that Mike Carey getting things wrong has become a running joke. But CBS thinks the internet needs to recognize that Carey gets most of his calls correct, and eve...

NFL Ref Refused To Work Washington Games Because Of Racist NameMike Carey was an NFL referee for 19 seasons before joining CBS to act as the network's rules analyst during NFL broadcasts. On Monday, Carey told the Washington Post's Mike Wise that he hasn't worked a Washington game since 2006, after specifically requesting that he not be assigned to their games ...

Mike Carey Will Make History

In 41 years the NFL has never assigned an African American to lead the Super Bowl's officiating crew, but now that's just history. Mike Carey was informed yesterday that he'd been selected to the prestigious position reserved for the best referee in the league....