NFL Discusses Potential Rule Changes Ahead of Competition Committee Meeting

February 28, 2015   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, revealed Friday a few of the topics to be discussed at this week's Competition Committee meeting.
Vincent wrote that the committee came together at the scouting combine in Indianapolis to "discuss possible rules changes and ways of protecting players from unnecessary risks":
We combed through injury reports and statistical trends to identify ways to make our game better. We gathered input from coaches and general managers and have started to discuss rule changes based on observations and experiences from the past season. We met with our colleagues from the NCAA to discuss lessons learned and how we can work together moving forward. We talked about player safety issues and concussion protocols, the use of new technology, and improvements in how our game is administered through our officials.
In total, Vincent listed 10 different proposals. Some include changes to the league's concussion protocol...

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