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2 XFL rules that could work in the NFL – and 2 the NFL should avoid

by Mark Schultz - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 1

The XFL has several experimental rules to add excitement, minimize the kicking game, and finish the game in under three hours. After watching bits and pieces of the first two weeks of XFL play, there are a few rules that I think could make it into the NFL. Try for point XFL

Officiating video: Blandino breaks down 3 Super Bowl LI calls

by Mark Schultz - February 10, 2017February 11, 2017 6

NFL senior vice president of officiating Dean Blandino broke down three calls from Super Bowl LI in his weekly video for the media. The first play is a potential pass/fumble with special forward fumble rule implications. The first play after the two-minute warning in the second quarter, there was a potential

No mercy in the NFL

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by Mark Schultz - September 24, 2016September 24, 2016 0

Embed from Getty Images Â Teams play all 60 minutes no matter the score College football made some news last week as Clemson played South Carolina State in an early season game where the haves play the have-nots. The game got so lopsided that both teams agreed to shorten the quarters and not

NFL to keep the clock rolling on QB sacks in 2014

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by Mark Schultz - March 27, 2014April 6, 2014 3

2014 rule changes For years, the referee has signaled a quarterback sack with a whistle blast and a signal to stop the clock; however beginning with the 2014 season, the NFL will mandate that the clock keep running after a sack. Up through the 2013 season, the referee would stop the clock