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- The NFL voted to tweak the catch rules to make them less confusing and introduced a new rule penalizing players who lead with their helmets on hits.
- The NFL said head-to-head hits were on the rise in recent seasons and they wanted to make the game safer.
- Some feel that the new rules will only make the game harder to officiate and could result in more flags and penalties.
On Tuesday, NFL owners voted to clarify one of the league’s most confusing rules, while also introducing a new rule that could cause some confusion.
As expected, the league changed its baffling catch rules, allowing movement of the ball in the receiver’s hands, ending the need to control the ball to the ground, and making it more difficult for officials to overturn catches.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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