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REVEALED: Nfl referee faces 112 mile dash on double duty sunday after faa ground stop - The Real Truth

Side judge Don Willard, in striped shirt and cap, looks up during a game
NFL referee Don Willard is scheduled to officiate two games on Sunday, traveling 112 miles between the Dolphins-Colts afternoon matchup and the Steelers-Bengals night game. Photograph: Rey Del Rio/Getty Images

An NFL official will work two games on the same day Sunday after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights nationwide for several hours Friday, disrupting travel plans for professional and college teams across the country.

Don Willard will officiate the Miami Dolphins’ game against the Indianapolis Colts at 1pm ET before traveling 112 miles east to work the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Sunday Night Football matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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