Mike Pereira Biography
Mike Pereira is an American former American football official and later vice president of officiating for the National Football League (NFL). Currently, he is the head of officiating for the United States Football League (USFL). He works as an NFL and college football rules analyst for Fox Sports, for which he has gained the nickname “Mikey Rule Books”. He joined the Fox Sports team in June 2010.
Pereira officiated college football games for 14 years prior to joining the NFL. He worked for nine years in the Big West Conference (1982–90) and five years in the Western Athletic Conference (1991–95). He advanced to the NFL, serving as a side judge on referee Mike Carey’s officiating crew for two seasons (1996 and 1997). Terry McAulay, a three-time Super Bowl referee, wore uniform number 77, which Terry Killens currently wears. Pereira oversaw the Western Athletic Conference’s officials while employed by the NFL.
Pereira received a promotion to NFL supervisor of officiating in 1998. Following Jerry Seeman as Director of Officiating in 2001, Pereira was elevated to Vice President of Officiating in 2004. Pereira left the NFL following the 2009 campaign. Pereira served as the Pac-10’s temporary officiating coordinator from February to June 2011, during which time she was in charge of implementing modifications to the conference’s officiating program. Tony Corrente, his successor, kept Pereira as a consultant on his staff during the 2011–12 Pac-12 football season. The Alliance of American Football ran from February to April of 2019 with Pereira serving as an officiating consultant. In addition, Pereira serves as the USFL’s Head of Officiating (2022).
Mike Pereira Salary
Pereira earns an annual salary of about $47,000-$120,000.
Mike Pereira Net Worth
Pereira has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $20 Million which he has earned through his career as an American football official and sports journalist.
Mike Pereira Age
Pereira was born on April 13, 1950, in Stockton, California, United States. He is 73 years old as of 2023 and he celebrates his birthday on the 13th of April every year.
Mike Pereira Height and Weight
Pereira stands at a height of 6 feet 1 inches (1.85 meters) and weighs 84 kg (185 lbs).
Mike Pereira Family
Pereira was raised in Stockton, California, alongside his elder sister Linda. His parents are Al and Lydia Pereira. Al Pereira, a head linesman for the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, attributes his football instruction to his father. In 1970–1972, he was a baseball player for Santa Clara University, where he also earned a finance degree. Even though his parents had already divorced, Pereira opened a golf equipment and athletic shoe store with them in his 30s.
Mike Pereira Wife and Children
Pereira and his wife Gail reside in Sacramento. In 1988, Gail and Mike grew close thanks to Linda, Mike’s sister, who had been friends with Gail at UC Davis. In 1996, the day following his first preseason game as an NFL official, Pereira proposed to Gail. During the football season, Pereira travels to the Fox Sports studios in Los Angeles every weekend.
Mike Pereira Fox Sports
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Mike Pereira Health | Mike Pereira Cancer
Pereira is a double cancer survivor. He was first diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1975 and then with colon cancer in 2007.
Mike Pereira Back Surgery
Pereira may have back surgery in September 2023, which could keep him out of the game the entire season. Pereira, who didn’t appear on the network during Week 1, claimed on Sunday via Twitter that he wasn’t watching NFL action because he was on “IR” due to a back injury.
Social Media Platform
Pereira is very active on his Twitter, and Instagram pages. He has 271.4k followers on Twitter and 2.4k followers on Instagram.