Injury timeout proposal unanimously approved by NFL owners

[jarntt]

Get ready for a lot of this:




Injury timeout proposal unanimously approved by NFL owners
AP
While it may not be a big week for rules changes, the NFL has taken at least one smart step which should make players safer.
Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the league unanimously approved the proposal to grant a medical timeout.
The rule will allow the injury spotter upstairs to communicate directly with the on-field officials, to stop the clock if a player appears to be shaken up to the point a further check is warranted.
Competition committee chairman Rich McKay said yesterday the proposal was sparked in part by Julian Edelman taking a hard shot in the Super Bowl, appearing woozy but staying in the game.
As you might imagine, Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t shed any light on what the team did or didn’t do in that situation, and Edelamn himself has refused to say if he was checked for a concussion.
“You’d have to talk to the medical people about that. I was coaching the game,” Belichick said, via Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald.

 

[PDay8810]

Sadly, overthinking things and reactionary behavior have become the norm. Most everyone wants to put their stamp on the product when in position to do so. Like Jerry years ago, people wanna sit in the front seat.

 

[PDay8810]

sorry....musta been a Jack Handy moment.

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

Hate all these stupid rule and the nimrod in the booth. That was a catch by dez

 

[fastforward]

Not surprised by any of the new rules. They were almost slam-dunks to be passed.

 

[TxHeat]

part of training camp will now include acting school for players to look somewhat believable to convince the refs a player has been concussed.

 

[fastforward]

part of training camp will now include acting school for players to look somewhat believable to convince the refs a player has been concussed.

This isn't about the refs. The refs already call for an injury timeout if a player is unable to get up etc. The new rule allows the NFL's medical observers to call a halt if a player who looks injured and the refs miss it.

nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/adopted-proposals.pdf

If anyone is interested this is a link to the NFL's presentation of the proposed rule changes.

nfllabor.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/03-18-15-competition-committee-conference-call-transcript.pdf

 

[PDay8810]

Purely reactionary to the Edelman SB situation. It's the society we live in.

Shoot, if they had this rule back in 66, Reeves is taken out of the game on second down and Dallas plays in the first ever SB.

 

[snookdad]

I bet Chip Kelly is happy about this rule change.

 

[snookdad]

Get ready for a lot of this:




Injury timeout proposal unanimously approved by NFL owners
AP
While it may not be a big week for rules changes, the NFL has taken at least one smart step which should make players safer.
Via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the league unanimously approved the proposal to grant a medical timeout.
The rule will allow the injury spotter upstairs to communicate directly with the on-field officials, to stop the clock if a player appears to be shaken up to the point a further check is warranted.
Competition committee chairman Rich McKay said yesterday the proposal was sparked in part by Julian Edelman taking a hard shot in the Super Bowl, appearing woozy but staying in the game.
As you might imagine, Patriots coach Bill Belichick didn’t shed any light on what the team did or didn’t do in that situation, and Edelamn himself has refused to say if he was checked for a concussion.
“You’d have to talk to the medical people about that. I was coaching the game,” Belichick said, via Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald.

Football version of a flop. Too funny.

 

[Manster7588]

I bet Chip Kelly is happy about this rule change.

Not sure if it will be called The Edelman Rule or The Kelly Rule. Maybe we call it The Kedelman Rule.