John Parry, a 19-year NFL official, is leaving his role as an NFL officiating analyst for ESPN and is going to work for an NFL team, although which one is not known at this point.
Ben Austro of FootballZebras.com was the first to report the news and said Parry had a year left on his contract but that he left on amicable terms. Ryan Glasspiegel of the New York Post has reported that Parry will work as an “officiating liaison” for the Buffalo Bills. In the new role, Parry is expected to advice the coaching staff on rules matters as well as replay decisions.
Parry said to Austro about ESPN, “Top to bottom, they were fabulous, from [ESPN chairman] Jimmy Pitaro all the way to the backend. People that work diligently and do the grind of Monday Night Football in different cities. My time there was fabulous. I love all of them. They treated me well. I got to work with different personalities from Joe Tessitore to Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Louis Riddick, [Monday Night] Countdown, and then Joe [Buck] and Troy [Aikman] just watching them do what they do. They’re so good, and it was all positive. I mean, I have nothing but just glowing accolades for the broadcast, the system.”
Parry started with ESPN on Monday Night Football in 2019, replacing Jeff Triplett who spent one year in the position.
Parry worked three Super Bowls and 13 total playoff games in his 19 seasons with the NFL.
