NFL Competition Committee Reportedly Considering 2 Categories of Personal Fouls

March 4, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has proposed a new rule for the 2016 season that would result in ejections for players who committed two personal fouls in a game, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.
The league would need to modify which penalties constituted personal fouls, however, which the Competition Committee is currently trying to address, per Florio:
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, the Competition Committee currently is looking at two possible categories of fouls that would trigger an ejection for two violations in the same game. The first category would consist of verbal abuse, taunting, and throwing a punch or a kick. The second category would be broader, with hits on defenseless players, impermissible use of the helmet, crown-of-helmet violations, roughing the passer, late hits, striking, kneeing, and kicking.
In February, New York Giants president John Mara spoke about the importance for determining exactly which penalties would lead to...

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