Many People Often Wonder, Do NFL Football Referees Wear Protective Equipment?

In today's NFL game the players are virtually Gladiators that only get faster, stronger and meaner every year and only the strongest survive and stay off the injury report. This often leads many people to wonder, do NFL football referees wear protective equipment like the players because they often get caught up in the action and get knocked around by the players.

Unfortunately for the referees, the only pieces of protective equipment they wear are supporters or cups to protect 'the family jewels,' leaving them vulnerable to injuries from the super-humans they are refereeing on the field. Eventually, you will probably see the referees wearing some kind of protective equipment as more and more of them get knocked down or hurt by the monsters on the field.