Early years and college Corrente began his officiating career in 1971 working high school and junior college level games as a member of the Long Beach and San Gabriel Valley Football Officials Associations. Corrente was inactive from officiating during Weeks 13 through 15. He was able to referee the
New Orleans Saints' 45–28 victory over the
Detroit Lions in an
NFC Wild Card match at the
Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2012. On November 4, 2012, Corrente yelled “God damn it!” (slipping past CBS censors) and other obscenities during the
Miami Dolphins-
Indianapolis Colts game.
Kevin Harlan of
CBS Sports apologized for this act. Corrente apologized afterwards; he was fined a game check by the National Football League. Corrente was named as referee for the AFC Championship Game on January 19, 2014, in Denver between the Broncos and New England Patriots. He was the referee of the January 18, 2015, NFC championship game between the
Seattle Seahawks and the
Green Bay Packers. He was also the referee of the game known for the
Double Doink, the NFC Wild Card game on January 6, 2019, between the
Philadelphia Eagles and
Chicago Bears. In a
Monday Night Football game on November 8, 2021, between the
Chicago Bears and
Pittsburgh Steelers, Corrente faced controversy. On a third down play with 3:40 left in the game with the Steelers leading 23–20, Bears linebacker
Cassius Marsh sacked Steelers Quarterback
Ben Roethlisberger which forced the Steelers to punt back to the Bears; however, Marsh was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct which gave the Steelers an automatic first down. Replays showed Marsh stared down the Steelers bench but never said a word which caused controversy. Replays also showed Corrente hip-checking Marsh when Marsh was heading back to his bench before throwing the flag which appeared to have been done on purpose by Corrente. The Steelers would eventually score a field goal to extend their lead and the penalty cost the Bears the win as the Steelers won 29–27. After the game, Marsh said that Corrente hip checking him was "incredibly inappropriate" while Corrente said that the contact between him and Marsh had nothing to do with that. On January 24, 2022, the NFL announced Corrente would be the official for the
2022 Pro Bowl. ==References==