Inside the Meat Grinder: An NFL Official's Life in the Trenches

Chad Brown did hard time in the National Football League, playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Oilers, and New Orelans Saints. But for the past five seasons, he has been one of the NFLs top officials, working the middle of the line of scrimmage, known by those who do battle there as the "meat grinder". Chad has gone head-to-helmet with the biggest, baddest, and most offbeat players in the league, making calls that can make or break seasons and sometimes careers. From his early days playing pickup football in the sandlots of South Dallas to Super Bowl XXXIII, "Inside The Meatgrinder" follows one of the NFL's most prominent officials both on the field and off.