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The first new position to be added would be official working as a "second referee". The NFL tried out moving the umpire to this position but it did not work out for the best. His position will be called the "wing judge" and will wear a "W" or "WJ" on his shirt.
Other positions to be added will be the "north goal line judge" (NG) and the "south goal line judge" (SG). These officials will stand in the middle of the field always staring on the goal line. No longer will anyone have to worry about getting beat to the goal line as an official will already be standing there. When the ball is being snapped near the A's goal line the nearest goal line judge will then move to the back of the endzone to assist the referee and wing judge in judging if anyone stepped out of bounds in the end zone.
If the ball is snapped near B's goal line the nearest goal line judge will move to the end line and help out the BJ.
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