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04/12/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NFL owners adopted several playing-rules changes and two coaching employment rules changes at the NFL Annual Meeting in late March.
The penalty of unintentional touching of a forward pass by an interior lineman has been eliminated, because it was deemed that no advantage was being attained by the offense on this type of play. The result should expedite the game.
Instant replay was made a permanent rule.
"We think instant replay has been an accepted part of our game now for a number of years," NFL competition committee co-chairman Rich McKay said. "It's worked quite well."
Along with high-definition equipment for NFL Stadiums, the replay system's "down-by-contact" is now permanently a reviewable play, with each review limited to a maximum of 60 seconds.
A player spiking or throwing the ball after a down has ended, with the exception of a touchdown, will now result in a five-yard penalty.
"We did not think this type of spiking was good for sportsmanship or the administration of the game by officials," McKay said.
A player making a block below the waist against an eligible receiver while the quarterback is in the pocket will now result in a 15-yard penalty, rather than a five-yarder. Additionally, as a player who receives a snap fumbles or muffs the ball, the restrictions on the defense relative to illegal contact and an illegal cut-block will end.
The offense being required to be trailing or tied for a 10-second clock runoff to be exercised for an excess timeout with two minutes remaining in the first half or in the game has been eliminated. The 10-second runoff will now occur regardless of the game situation. Any advantage for the offense has been eliminated, and the defense has the option to decline a 10-second runoff.
An instant replay review prior to the two-minute warning will reset the clock at 25 seconds, along with an instant replay review after the two-minute warning that results in a reversal, were added to the rule of the play clock being restarted at the time that it was stopped prior to the snap.
Also, the five-yard penalty against the defense for excessive crowd noise has been eliminated, as the penalty has not been called in several years.
Assistant coaches of Super Bowl teams are now entitled to interview for a second time with a club for its head-coaching position during the off-week after the championship game.
"We wanted to make sure that coaches on Super Bowl teams did not feel it was a disadvantage," McKay said.
Teams also now have the exclusive right to an assistant's contract through the second Tuesday after their season has concluded, rather than the third Tuesday.
<< LA hopes for home cooking against Hoops to continue
Carson, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Both FC Dallas and the Los Angeles Galaxy will
be looking to get in the win column on Thursday when the two sides get
together at The Home Depot Center.
Both teams earned draws away from home to sta
<< DePaul F Chandler to declare for NBA Draft
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - DePaul sophomore Wilson Chandler announced
Thursday he intends to declare himself eligible for the 2007 NBA Draft.
"After careful consideration, I have decided to enter my name in the 2007 NBA
Draft," Ch
<< Nationals place King on DL
Washington, D.C. (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed pitcher
Ray King on the 15-day disabled list with left shoulder tendinitis.
The 33-year-old King has posted a robust 12.27 earned run average in five
games this seas
<< U.S. will face Sweden in Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The United States will battle Sweden in
Gothenburg in their 2007 Davis Cup World Group semifinal showdown.
The best-of-five tie will be staged on a yet-to-be-determined surface at the
Scandinavium Are
Broncos sign WR Terrell >>
Englewood, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Broncos signed free-agent wide
receiver David Terrell to a one-year contract on Thursday.
Terrell will be entering his sixth NFL season and his second stint with the
Broncos, whom he played
UMKC hires Brown >>
Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The University of Missouri-Kansas City
announced on Thursday that Matt Brown has been appointed head coach of the
men's basketball team.
"I am confident Matt will work with great enthusiasm to
Seattle-Boston contest postponed >>
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thursday afternoon's game between the Seattle
Mariners and the Boston Red Sox has been postponed due to inclement weather.
The game has been rescheduled for May 3 at 7:05.
Texans ink WR Davis >>
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Texans signed veteran wide
receiver Andre' Davis on Thursday.
Davis was originally a second round pick by Cleveland in 2002 and spent the
first three years of his career with the
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