Longtime NFL referee Carl Madsen died on Sunday on the way home from officiating the Week 7 matchup between the Chiefs and Titans. He was 71 years old.
Madsen spent the last 12 years as a replay official and before that spent 12 years as a field official.
"Carl Madsen was an NFL officiating fixture for more than two decades, first as a highly-respected on-field official before transitioning to a replay role in 2009,” NFL senior vice president Walt Anderson said in a statement. “A terrific friend and colleague, Carl’s love of football and dedication to officiating was ever-present, as he generously shared his time to mentor young officials at clinics across the country.