Dean Blandino, vice president of officiating at the NFL, has released his weekly tape for the media on rules clarifications (140 MB download). Here are the items under discussion: During the final minute of the second quarter of the Seahawks-Cardinals game, the discussion of a 10-second runoff came up twice. The
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Parry heads Hall of Fame game crew
Tony Corrente fined one game check for swearing into open mic
Miami’s tip-toe touchdown: Should it have been overturned?
Week 16: Lions at Dolphins With under two minutes left in the second quarter of the Lions–Dolphins game, Chad Henne completed a touchdown pass to receiver Davone Bess (video). The replay assistant called for a review, and referee Tony Corrente upheld the ruling on the field of a touchdown. However, while
Admission that trip was trap; Teams reminded 3 strikes for sideline ‘wedges’
Jets trainer Sal Alosi, who was suspended for the remainder of the 2010 season and postseason for tripping an opponent, has confirmed conspiracy theories that there was a deliberate attempt to ensnare a member of the Dolphins' punt coverage. Alosi admitted to the Jets, after his original discipline was announced, that
Gang Green is Yellow, adding 5 to ‘field’; Trip perp fined $25K, suspended for ’10
The Jets, in consultation with the NFL, assessed a watered-down punishment on Sal Alosi, a trainer who tripped Dolphins special-teams player Nolan Carroll. According to the team, he has been suspended for the remainder of the season, including the postseason, and fined $25,000. He was not fired. The lower amount of his
Jets assistant trips player; no penalty, but discipline expected to be swift, heavy
Week 14: Dolphins at Jets It was a routine punt, but at the conclusion of the play, Dolphins cornerback and special-teamer Nolan Carroll was prone on the turf. Jets assistant coach Sal Alosi admitted to what everyone could see from the broadcast camera (video). While running down the sideline, Alosi slyly
Steelers get second chance after replay erases TD, but turnover never happened
The rulebook exists to lay out a protocol for the game of football. It never claims to be fair. The Dolphins found as much when they apparently sealed a victory, only to have replay give the Steelers a second chance to win the game. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger scored a go-ahead touchdown,
Week 10 “Official Review”: ‘Should never happen, we accept responsibility for that’
Tough job this week for the NFL vice-president of officiating, Mike Pereira. Frequently, he will give in his weekly "Official Review" segment what we feel is the "clean-laundry" version of some of the disputable calls—sometimes under the cover of "it could go either way." However, there was no hiding from