ESPN rules analyst John Parry prepares for big career change as former referee swaps broadcast booth for NFL sideline

RULES analyst John Parry will leave ESPN to work as a liaison officer with the NFL.

Parry has been a rules analyst for ESPN since 2019, working regularly on Monday Night Football.

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But Football Zebras informed that the execution will come to an end.

It is not yet known which team Parry will join for the new season.

“Parry still had a year left on his contract, but the separation was amicable,” said Football Zebras.

It is understood that his new role will be to “advise the team’s coaching staff on rules issues and replay decisions”.

ESPN has not yet commented on the report.

But it appears likely that the network will now search for a replacement before the start of the 2024 NFL season in September.

“Referees see the game very differently than players, coaches and fans,” Parry said.

“So to have someone awake [in the booth]: Hey, that’s the mechanic, that’s why that person made that call.

“And no matter what happens with this replay, if they turn it over, this is where the ball will be spotted.

“The clock will start ready for the game, or it will be a 10-second second inning, then you can call a timeout. So you better start thinking about it, can you make one?

“There is a lot on the shoulders of the coaches when it comes to replay specifically because it has grown a lot and it is complicated.

“It’s hard to keep all that data straight. And I think there’s value in having — I mean, obviously, if you’re working for a team, you want to win — but your job is to make sure they have all the data that they can take action on.” appropriate decision or the decision they want.”

Parry began his career as a replay official in 1999, the first year the NFL introduced the challenge-based system.

He transitioned to side judge in 2000 and then became a referee in 2008.

Parry has worked two Super Bowls, first as a side judge at the 2007 game in Miami between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears.

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He then refereed the 2019 game between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta.

And he admits that after five seasons in the broadcast booth, he simply feels the need to get back into the thick of it.

“Ultimately, I miss being in the game and I hope this provides an opportunity to get back into the arena, challenges, wins and losses, all those feelings you get from doing what we do,” he said.

“With Monday Night Football, it was broadcast, say what you need and go home.

“So I’m looking forward to things outside of the game: preparation, film analysis, trying to educate the players, trying to educate the coaches, being in the coach’s box, being part of those conversations.”