Dean Blandino, NFL VP of Officiating, Talks Protocols, Rules for 2015-16 Season

July 17, 2015   ·   Adam Wells   ·   Jump to comments

NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino knows that his job is all about evolution and making the sport of football more consistent with everything from the handling of footballs before a game to what constitutes a catch. 
During an interview with the Toronto Sun's John Kryk, Blandino touched on a variety of topics, starting with how the NFL is progressing with changes to protocol stemming from the Deflategate scandal that happened with the New England Patriots:
We’re still in the process of reviewing the protocol, and there are a lot of things to consider. There will be some changes, but we’ll communicate that to the clubs as we get closer to training camp, and then obviously make that available to the media as well. I would expect some changes in terms of how we handle the footballs prior to the game, and reporting PSI levels and things like that.
In terms of the timeframe officials used to look at footballs during the AFC Champio...

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