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 Referee Carl Cheffers steps out of the replay booth in the second half of an NFL football game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles, in Philadelphia in 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Perez, File)  

NFL fans will now see official replay feed on stadium big screen

At NFL stadiums this fall, fans will get a look under the hood.

Consider that the latest step in the evolution of the league’s replay review system, which upon further review, has worked out a lot better than the NFL’s first attempt at merging technology and officiating.

The current system was implemented in 1999 and it has gone through tweaks. A couple more will be revealed this season. One change will be that all turnovers will be subject to review by the replay booth. The second will be much more obvious — and probably enjoyable — to fans in stadiums. All NFL stadium video boards now will show the exact same replay the lead official is viewing under the hood on the sideline video monitor.

Full story: Replay system evolving nicely