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Bruce Arians wants to ban defenders leaping on field goal attempts

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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has had enough of the practice of defenders jumping over the offensive line to try to block field goal attempts.

His problem with the practice isn’t simply because his team was perhaps wrongly victimized for it on Sunday night, but because he considers it dangerous and bad for football.

“The Competition Committee went through that play and officials wanted it taken out,” Arians told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Tuesday. “The committee left it in, but it cannot be officiated. Whether he touches, whether it was leverage, was his foot within the framework of the defensive lineman’s feet before he jumped, all those things that go into that call, I think it’s bad for football.

“Because what you’re going to have to do now is start having centers raise their face up and get kicked in the face and things that are just dangerous to the players. I think it’s a dangerous play as it is and should be taken out of the game.”

Arians was furious Sunday night with the application of the current rule. His frustration has now expanded to the practice as a whole, and you can understand why.

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