FILE - In this Monday, March 24, 2014, file photo, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference, while Atlanta Falcons President, CEO and NFL competition committee member Rich McKay, back right, listens, at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league to spend more time with his family and explore other opportunities. "Dean has done an outstanding job leading our officiating department," Troy Vincent, the league's executive vice president of football operations said Friday, April 14, 2017, after informing the 32 teams of Blandino's departure.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)