NFL Will Discuss Review For Player Safety Penalties Missed by Officials
The NFL will discuss using video review to assess penalties for player safety-related violations that are missed by officials, the league said Friday.Non-calls are currently not reviewable, but penalties such as grabbing the facemask, unnecessary roughness, roughing the passer and hip-drop tackles could be subject to review. It will be an offseason topic for the NFL competition committee."I would just say from a player health and safety perspective, we would like to introduce all and any opportunity and options for either putting a flag on the field or any way to try to address this in-game," NFL head of football operations Dawn Aponte said in a conference call with reporters.Facemask penalties have been among the most obvious violations that officials have missed. It would be a significant but not unprecedented change for the NFL. The league made pass interference reviewable […]