Longtime NFL referee Tony Corrente will retire after officiating Sunday’s Pro Bowl, the league announced Saturday.
Corrente, who served the league in various capacities for 27 years, is one of eight officials who have decided to retire.
The referee in Super Bowl XLI after the 2006 season, Corrente recovered from throat cancer five years later. According to information he provided to the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Corrente began feeling pain in his head and back after being knocked to the ground while separating players during a Week 1 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens. He later began coughing up blood and, after seeking medical assistance, was found to…
