Tragedy struck the NFL officiating family this past Sunday, as replay official Carl Madsen died while returning home from the vs. matchup in Nashville, Tenne see. He was 71 years old."Carl Madsen was an NFL officiating fixture for more than two decades, first as a Meyers Leonard Jersey highly respected on-field official before transitioning to a replay role beginning in 2009," Senior VP of officiating training and development Walt Anderson said in a statement. "A terrific friend and colleague, Carl's love Chris Bosh Jersey of football and dedication to officiating was ever-present, as he generously shared his time to mentor young officials at clinics acro s the country. A veteran of the Air Force, Carl had a tremendous spirit and will be greatly mi sed."Madsen worked as an Bam Adebayo Jersey on-field and off-field official for nearly 25 years. , he spent 12 seasons as an on-field referee from 1997 to 2008 before transitioning Kendrick Nunn Jersey to replay official in 2009. NFL Referees A sociation president Scott Green also released a statement on the pa sing of Madsen, ."Carl will be mi sed by those who worked with him on the field and in replay," Green said. "He had a nickname among his fellow officials of "Big Country" which was not only related to his size but to his big personality as a warm and generous man." The details surrounding Madsen' Udonis Haslem Jersey s death are unknown. He was among the most experienced of the league's replay officials.