The 2024 season, like any other, has been filled with calls from fans for several changes to the NFL rules.
The committee approved several new NFL rules for 2024, including a change to the kickoffs so that players would field the ball more often as opposed to touchbacks. But as the referee controversies and mistakes continue to pile up, it sounds like the league may finally take action to resolve one ongoing issue.
Per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent said the competition committee plans to discuss an expansion on replay assisting that would allow them to review specific penalties like facemasks.
For 2024, replay assistance was expanded to help officials on calls such as roughing the passer and intentional grounding. But with the refs missing an alarming amount of facemask calls this season, the league has faced calls to make such penalties reviewable.
