Tra Blake

Last updated

Tra Blake
Tra Blake at Commanders vs. Jaguars (September 11, 2022).jpg
Blake in 2022
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Central Florida
Occupation NFL official (2020–present)

Jerome "Tra" Blake was an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL) since the 2020 NFL season, wearing uniform number 33 until 2021; he now wears uniform number 3. [1] [2]

Contents

Career

Blake officiated in Conference USA and the Atlantic Coast Conference, where he worked at deep wing and referee positions. [3] Blake was also a referee for the Alliance of American Football in 2019 and the XFL in 2020. [4] [5]

Blake was hired by the NFL in 2020 as a field judge. He was reassigned to the umpire position in 2021, and was promoted to referee for the start of the 2022 NFL season following the retirement of Tony Corrente. [3]

2024 crew [6]

On October 24, 2024, during a regular season game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams, Blake controversially missed a face mask penalty when Rams linebacker Byron Young brought down quarterback Sam Darnold in the end zone for a safety. [7]

Reassignment

In 2025, Blake was reassigned back to the umpire position. He was replaced by Alex Moore. [8] [9]

Personal life

Blake resides in Clermont, Florida. Outside of the NFL, Blake is a quality assurance director for an Orlando-based pharmaceutical software company. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tra Blake NFL Official Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. ↑ Schultz, Mark (August 13, 2022). "A numbers game: 2 officials change uniform numbers". Football Zebras. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Umpire Tra Blake promote to referee position". Football Zebras. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season". Football Zebras. February 7, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Officiating crews for the 2020 XFL season". Football Zebras. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. ↑ Austro, Ben (May 28, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2023 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  7. ↑ Wells, Adam (October 25, 2024). "NFL Ref Tra Blake Admits He Didn't See Sam Darnold Facemask in Vikings' Loss to Rams". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  8. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (April 5, 2025). "Alex Moore promoted to referee, Tra Blake returning to umpire position". Football Zebras. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  9. ↑ Florio, Mike (April 5, 2025). "Referee Tra Blake is reassigned to umpire". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.