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'''Alex Kemp''' is a [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[Official (American football)|official]]. He wears uniform number 55. He entered the league in the {{nfly|2014}} season as a side judge and was promoted to referee for the {{nfly|2018}} season following the retirements of [[Ed Hochuli]] and [[Jeff Triplette]].<ref name="FZ">{{Cite web |last=Schultz, Mark |date=March 6, 2018 |title=NFL promotes 2 second-generation referees: Shawn Hochuli and Alex Kemp |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2018/03/06/shawn-hochuli-and-alex-kemp-new-referees-for-2018/ |access-date=March 6, 2018 |website=Football Zebras}}</ref>
'''Alex Kemp''' is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[Official (American football)|official]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He wears uniform number 55. He entered the league in the {{nfly|2014}} season as a side judge and was promoted to referee for the {{nfly|2018}} season following the retirements of [[Ed Hochuli]] and [[Jeff Triplette]]. He went to [[Greenville High School (Michigan)|Greenville High School]] in [[Greenville, Michigan]]. <ref name="FZ">{{Cite web |last=Schultz, Mark |date=March 6, 2018 |title=NFL promotes 2 second-generation referees: Shawn Hochuli and Alex Kemp |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2018/03/06/shawn-hochuli-and-alex-kemp-new-referees-for-2018/ |access-date=March 6, 2018 |website=Football Zebras}}</ref> In September 2023, Kemp went viral for his response to Seahawks quarterback [[Geno Smith]] interrupting him over an [[intentional grounding]] call, with Kemp replying, "I'm talking to America here."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Tony |title=Referee, CMU product, tells Seahawks QB in Lions game: 'I'm talking to America here' |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2023/09/18/referee-central-michigan-seattle-seahawks-qb-detroit-lions-talking-america/70892410007/ |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}</ref>


== 2024 crew ==
Alex Kemp is the son of former NFL referee Stan Kemp.
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Football Zebras |date=2024-05-28 |title=Officiating crews for the 2024 season |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2024/05/officiating-crews-for-the-2024-season/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Football Zebras |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 2022 crew ==
* R: Alex Kemp
* R: Alex Kemp
* U: [[Mike Morton (American football)|Mike Morton]]
* U: [[Mike Morton (linebacker)|Mike Morton]]
* DJ: Danny Short
* DJ: Robert Richeson
* LJ: Jeff Bergman
* LJ: Rusty Baynes
* FJ: John Jenkins
* FJ: Sean Petty
* SJ: Dale Shaw
* SJ: Lo van Pham
* BJ: Scott Helverson
* BJ: Scott Helverson
* RO: Mike Chase
* RO: Gerald Frye
* RA: Jamie Alfieri-Tuss
* RA: Julie Johnson
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Officiating crews for the 2022 season {{!}} Football Zebras |url=https://www.footballzebras.com/2022/06/officiating-crews-for-the-2022-season/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 17:25, 18 October 2024

Alex Kemp
OccupationNFL official (2014–)

Alex Kemp is an American professional football official in the National Football League (NFL). He wears uniform number 55. He entered the league in the 2014 season as a side judge and was promoted to referee for the 2018 season following the retirements of Ed Hochuli and Jeff Triplette. He went to Greenville High School in Greenville, Michigan. [1] In September 2023, Kemp went viral for his response to Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith interrupting him over an intentional grounding call, with Kemp replying, "I'm talking to America here."[2]

2024 crew

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Source:[3]

  • R: Alex Kemp
  • U: Mike Morton
  • DJ: Robert Richeson
  • LJ: Rusty Baynes
  • FJ: Sean Petty
  • SJ: Lo van Pham
  • BJ: Scott Helverson
  • RO: Gerald Frye
  • RA: Julie Johnson

References

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  1. ^ Schultz, Mark (March 6, 2018). "NFL promotes 2 second-generation referees: Shawn Hochuli and Alex Kemp". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Paul, Tony. "Referee, CMU product, tells Seahawks QB in Lions game: 'I'm talking to America here'". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ staff, Football Zebras (May 28, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 season". Football Zebras. Retrieved October 18, 2024.