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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NFL adopted three new playing rules on Monday that will be in effect for the 2024 season. Here were the three approved by the league at the Annual League Meeting on Monday.
1. By Detroit; amends Rule 15, Section 1, Article 1, to protect a club’s ability to challenge a third ruling following one successful challenge.5. By Competition Committee; amends Rule 14, Section 5, Article 2, to allow for an enforcement of a major foul by the offense prior to a change of possession in a situation where there are fouls by both teams.8. By Competition Committee; amends Rule 12, Section 2, to eliminate a potentially dangerous tackling technique.
Hip-drop tackle
It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring a runner to the ground:
Grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner’s leg at or below the knee.
The penalty will be considered unnecessary roughness, which will be 15 yards and an automatic first down.
Getting a third challenge
A team will be permitted a third challenge if it is successful on at least one or both of its challenges. If a team wins both challenges, a fourth challenge will not be permitted.
The maximum amount of challenges a team can have is three in a game.
Double foul (with change of possession)
If the team last in possession does not have “clean hands” when it establishes possession, the penalties offset, and the down is replayed at the previous spot. “Clean hands” meaning no infringements.
If both teams foul after the last change of possession (double foul after change of possession), or the offense commits an…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-03-25 16:08:24
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