After noting the unanimous approval of the new rule among coaches, Goodell said on-field officials felt the same way. ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL’s new rule outlawing a player from lowering his head to initially make any sort of hit with his helmet likely will be included in replay reviews for officials. Late Tuesday, the owners rewrote the rule on using the helmet, making it a 15-yard penalty for any player to lower his head to initiate any hit with the helmet. “We can take the head out, and we do want to make sure certain techniques are not used in our game. I am confident in the next few months (players) will understand it.”Like the coaches, the owners were emphatically behind the change.

Source: thestar March 28, 2018 13:52 UTC