Author: Rich Madrid

Analysis by Rich Madrid In Monday night’s week six game against the Packers, Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker was flagged for unnecessary roughness after going low to defend a pass from Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to Geronimo Allison. Allison was injured on the play and did not return to the game

Embed from Getty Images Two hits from Sunday’s Week 4 games illustrate the nature of the helmet-to-helmet hits that do and do not result in in-game ejections and the ways in which players seek to defend themselves vice total disregard for the players around them. The hits were administered by Vontaze

Although it was only supposed to be a one-year trial, it is time for the NFL to scrap the replay process for the pass interference rule and strip coaches and the replay officials of the ability to review plays for potential penalties. The Green Bay Packers and their fans would

For the 2019 season, offensive holding is a point of emphasis NFL officials are focusing on. Specifically, the officials are looking at the backside of running plays for holding that can occur as the defender shuffles down the line of scrimmage. Several examples in the video below show offensive linemen

It is now week 3 of the NFL season and we’re starting to get a clearer picture of what the officials are looking for with quarterbacks who clap for the snap vice use an audible call out or a leg lift. To recap, this became an issue when the Arizona

This past offseason, the NFL passed a new rule outlining the procedures for a reviewing plays for both offensive and defensive pass interference. The rule was a spur of the moment reaction and proposed solution to the blatant missed call in the Rams at Saints NFC Championship last January. Sean

This year the NFL is cracking down on the excessive movements that quarterbacks are using pre-snap if a clap or leg lift is not immediately followed by a snap. During the preseason, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray and his back-ups were flagged several times for false start penalties due to

In 2018, greater scrutiny than ever before was placed on hits that fell under the new changes for use of the helmet to initiate contact. Players, coaches, and officials were instructed over a period of weeks on what was considered legal and illegal hits involving the use of the players

Preseason week one gave us our first player ejection of the 2019 season and it came on a hit by 49ers safety Adrian Colbert in the third quarter of their preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys. Colbert hit receiver Cedrick Wilson coming down the seam on a slant route as