NFL Reportedly Plans to Change Football Handling Rules: Latest Details, Reaction

May 16, 2015   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The fallout from Deflategate will reportedly extend beyond just Tom Brady and the New England Patriots as next season approaches.
Rob Maaddi of the Associated Press noted Friday that “A person familiar with the situation tells the Associated Press the NFL plans to change guidelines regarding the way footballs are handled before games.”
Maaddi also pointed out that the source spoke anonymously because “details will be discussed at the owners’ meetings in San Francisco next week.”
This should not come as a surprise considering that under the current rules, the footballs are delivered to the teams and equipment managers can handle them before a game. As Maaddi stated, “quarterbacks can even practice with the footballs during a game week as long as the footballs remain in good enough condition to pass the referee's pregame inspection as a new ball.”
It must be noted that any potential changes with regard to how the footballs are...

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