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Aqib was one mentioned as an example who would have been ejected if the rule was in place in the SB. Hey man, you will need to get yourself under control this season. No eye pokes, no personal fouls...
The league's Competition Committee will have plenty to discuss at next week's NFL Annual Meeting, which begins Sunday in Boca Raton, Fla.
The NFL will conduct a conference call on Thursday with executive VP of football operations Troy Vincent and Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay to announce the agenda, but we already have an idea of what will headline the gathering.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that the automatic ejection rule suggested by Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to pass, per two members of the Competition Committee. The new rule would eject any player flagged for two personal fouls in a game. The key to that discussion is determining which two personal foul penalties would count toward an ejection. The committee will pick from a short list of infractions -- fewer than five.
1. Sorry, NFL fans, but the catch rule won't change. Rapoport was told the league will make a continued effort to offer more public education on the rule and how it's officiated.
2. The Competition Committee will tweak the chop block rule to make it safer, Rapoport was told. The NFL remains uncomfortable with elements of the rule and plans to tinker with some of the language.
3. Per Rapoport, the horse collar rule will also be tweaked, "perhaps to include when a player pulls at a nameplate just below the shoulder pads," meaning officials could throw a horse-collar flag "even if shoulder pads aren't pulled, because the effect on the ball carrier is the same."
4. Changes to instant replay aren't expected, despite the Competition Committee eyeing several options and different ways to expand replay and make other penalties reviewable. Teams will submit proposals, but don't expect much change to what plays are reviewable.
5. There will be a vote to clarify the rule on low hits to the quarterback. Specifically, per Rapoport, hits that put the quarterback in danger, including driving the head or shoulders into the lower body of a signal-caller. Some of that language already exists in the rule book.
The league's Competition Committee will have plenty to discuss at next week's NFL Annual Meeting, which begins Sunday in Boca Raton, Fla.
The NFL will conduct a conference call on Thursday with executive VP of football operations Troy Vincent and Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay to announce the agenda, but we already have an idea of what will headline the gathering.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that the automatic ejection rule suggested by Commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to pass, per two members of the Competition Committee. The new rule would eject any player flagged for two personal fouls in a game. The key to that discussion is determining which two personal foul penalties would count toward an ejection. The committee will pick from a short list of infractions -- fewer than five.
1. Sorry, NFL fans, but the catch rule won't change. Rapoport was told the league will make a continued effort to offer more public education on the rule and how it's officiated.
2. The Competition Committee will tweak the chop block rule to make it safer, Rapoport was told. The NFL remains uncomfortable with elements of the rule and plans to tinker with some of the language.
3. Per Rapoport, the horse collar rule will also be tweaked, "perhaps to include when a player pulls at a nameplate just below the shoulder pads," meaning officials could throw a horse-collar flag "even if shoulder pads aren't pulled, because the effect on the ball carrier is the same."
4. Changes to instant replay aren't expected, despite the Competition Committee eyeing several options and different ways to expand replay and make other penalties reviewable. Teams will submit proposals, but don't expect much change to what plays are reviewable.
5. There will be a vote to clarify the rule on low hits to the quarterback. Specifically, per Rapoport, hits that put the quarterback in danger, including driving the head or shoulders into the lower body of a signal-caller. Some of that language already exists in the rule book.
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