1.   After a replay peek on the sideline, veteran referee Walt Coleman ruled the play would stand.

2.   But he and Johnson indicated that the incident might not have happened with a veteran referee.

3.   But veteran referee Arthur Mercante Sr. said the toughest part of his job is knowing when to stop a fight.

4.   Count veteran referee Kerry Fraser among those who think the two-referee system, which will be implemented for some games this season, is a good idea.

5.   He was his usual peripatetic self along the sideline, and he was feisty enough to draw a first-half technical foul from veteran referee Jackie Hannon.

6.   Last Sunday, Williams was ejected by the veteran referee Hue Hollins.

7.   Mike Mathis, a veteran referee who is negotiating for the union, maintained that the proposal would not raise referee salaries above umpire salaries in the long run.

8.   The veteran referee Joey Crawford responded.

9.   Two veteran referees, Jess Kersey and George Toliver, have already pleaded guilty in federal court to income tax evasion.

10.   Using two referees could help detect obstruction fouls behind the play while extending careers of veteran referees who become more experienced but less athletic with age.