Multiple reports say a new seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the NFL and its referees could change how underperforming officials are managed. Under the reported terms, referee performance is tied more directly to access to high-profile assignments, including playoff games. Sources describe a system in which officials who do not meet performance expectations may lose playoff assignments and could be reassigned to lower-level duties. Yahoo Sports reports that the CBA emphasizes competition among officials. NDTV reports that the league could use the agreement to determine why an official is underperforming and that this process could include demotion to work in the UFL, rather than remaining exclusively in NFL assignments. The articles characterize the possibility as part of a performance-and-assignment review under the new contract, but they do not provide specific details on thresholds, who makes the final determination, or the frequency of any such reassignment.