Posts Tagged ‘NFL rules’
WATCH: Rodgers picked in end zone but no pass interference (or replay)?
Out of time: NFL tells Beckham not to wear watch — which retails for $250,000 — in games
CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham’s football fashion taste clashed with the NFL’s. The league reached out to the Browns on Monday and told them that their star can no longer…
Read MoreNFL owners to consider tweaking pass interference reviews
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — NFL owners meeting Wednesday will consider a proposal to refine the new rule that allows challenges involving pass interference, and may also announce locations to…
Read MoreNew rules likely coming but not to replay
DENVER (AP) — In no sport but the NFL do players, fans, coaches and general managers annually debate the rules of the game, advocating ways to make pro football better,…
Read MoreUpon further review, NFL’s replay system could remain intact
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Mara hears the cries to change the NFL’s replay system. He doesn’t think it has the votes. After the New York Giants owner emerged from the…
Read MoreAP sources: NFL to consider expanding replay reviews
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL will consider expanding replay reviews to include certain penalties, including pass interference. Two people with direct knowledge of the NFL’s plans tell The Associated…
Read MoreFocus on roughing the passer giving NFL a black eye
The NFL is getting roughed up over its amplified enforcement of roughing-the-passer penalties that has generated head-scratching calls — and a season-ending injury to a defender trying to comply with…
Read MoreICYMI in NFL Week 3: When is a sack legal? Hard to know now
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sure does seem as if “When is a sack just a sack?” is quickly becoming the NFL’s new “Did that player lower his helmet too much?”…
Read MoreClay Matthews on latest roughing call: NFL is ‘getting soft’
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews does not understand why he was flagged — yet again — for roughing the passer, this time while sacking Washington’s Alex Smith…
Read MoreWEEK 2 RECAP: Renewed push to protect QBs has defenders stumped
Pass rushers like Clay Matthews are stumped as to what constitutes a clean hit on quarterbacks anymore. Lending a sympathetic ear is none other than Mike Zimmer, one of the…
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