by mickey on March 24, 2013
The NFL has announced the rule changes for 2013 with three big modifications:
1 – The “tuck rule” is gone!
2 – The crazy “red flag rule” that hosed the Lions and Falcons last year has been changed. It will still be a penalty for “unnecessary challenge” (or however they word it), but officials will still review the play.
3 – Likely the most difficult new rule is that a “runner in the open field cannot lower his head and initiate contact with a defender with the crown (top) of his helmet“. This has been legal since day one, and now suddenly isn’t, which could take some adjustments by ball carriers.
Mark over at Football Zebras has a great review of the changes that is certainly worth reading.
by Preth on October 10, 2012
Exciting news today for officiating fans, as Bill Vinovich will once again don a white hat for this weekend’s game between the Lions and Eagles.
Vinovich last worked in the 2006 season, and retired before 2007 due to his health. At that time, John Parry took his place.
This information was learned by Football Zebras, an allied site whose founder Ben regularly contributes assignments here at Football-Refs.
While Football-Refs puts all of its focus on assignments (and will continue to do so), Football Zebras focuses heavily on news and discussion. If you’re interested in officiating news, discussion about specific calls or opinion articles, Football Zebras comes highly recommended!
