dragurd
Head Coach
Rules defining a defenseless player will be expanded and now will include eight categories:
? A quarterback in the act of throwing;
? A receiver trying to catch a pass;
? A runner already in the grasp of tacklers and having his forward progress stopped;
? A player fielding a punt or a kickoff;
? A kicker or punter during the kick;
? A quarterback at any time after change of possession;
? A receiver who receives a blind-side block;
? A player already on the ground.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6223700
Do the owners really think idiotic changes like this are good for the sport? There is protecting the players and then there is trying to take contact out of the sport most of these fall into the latter.