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The NFL’s roughing the passer rule reared its ugly head yet again on Sunday. Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Arden Key was called for roughing the passer for essentially tapping Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfiel in the first half of …
The NFL has not made any actual rule changes in the wake of all the controversy we have seen surrounding roughing the passer calls early in the season, but it sounds like we can still expect to see a difference going forward. Earlier this week, the …
The NFL has had a bit of a problem on its hands with the amount of roughing the passer calls that have been made early in the season, and the league attempted to clarify the new rules on Thursday. In a video that was released by the NFL Football …
Miami Dolphins defensive end William Hayes tore his ACL while trying to avoid putting his weight on Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr during Sunday’s game to avoid a roughing the passer call under the league’s new rules. That has …
The debate over what constitutes roughing the passer has dominated the early portion of the NFL season, and the people in charge of making and amending rules for the league sound like they are starting to second-guess themselves. Judy Battista of …
Week 3 of the NFL was not kind to some favorites, as the Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars headlined the list of surprising losers on Sunday. They were hardly the only surprises of the week, however, as there were certainly some surprising …
Clay Matthews had a message for the NFL after his latest roughing the passer penalty. Matthews said after the Green Bay Packers’ 31-17 loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday that the NFL is going “soft” with their protection of …
The NFL has new rules in place this season for what constitutes roughing the passer, and no one is having more trouble following them than Clay Matthews. For the third week in a row, Matthews was flagged for unnecessary roughness for a hit on an …
The NFL did not include the infamous Clay Matthews hit on their post-Week 2 officiating video, contrary to their reported plans, according to a report. ESPN Green Bay Packers reporter Jason Wilde said on Twitter Friday night that he watched the …
The NFL’s new roughing the passer penalty rules have become the biggest talking point in the league, especially after a high-profile penalty called on Clay Matthews so evidently changed the outcome of a game in Week 2. Many fans, media members, …
Clay Matthews’ hit on Kirk Cousins during Sunday’s Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers game has predictably become the biggest talking point of the week, and the NFL is not backing off the call. In fact, they are doubling down on the …
Week 2 of the NFL season was a wild one. We got a second tie in as many weeks, some interesting comebacks and comeback attempts, another consequential roughing the passer call, and a number of struggling kickers. There can be no shortage of talking …
The controversial roughing the passer penalty called late in the Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings game on Sunday was all the talk among Packers fans afterwards. Clay Matthews was called for roughing the passer with under two minutes remaining, …
Many had warned that the NFL’s new standards for roughing the passer would have a major impact on a result at some point this season, and the time may have come on Sunday. With 1:45 left in regulation and the Green Bay Packers ahead of the …
The new roughing the passer penalty might become the most talked about rule change this year. Fans got a glimpse of the controversial new rule during the preseason and Thursday night’s opener after a couple of seemingly inexplicable calls. …
Many fans and observers were incensed after Grady Jarrett was penalized for roughing the passer late in the second quarter of Thursday night’s NFL season opener between the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. Jarrett was pursuing Eagles QB …
