Jones Qadree Ollison Jersey , a member of the Competition Committee, said two weeks ago he didn’t expect any changes to the league’s expanded replay rule. “I think we’re going to go with the way we left it in terms of what’s reviewable and what’s not, in terms of the replay itself,” Jones said in an appearance on #PFTPM. “. . .I don’t see, at the moment, any tweaks to the replay system. I think we’re going to see how we execute the changes that we made, see how they affect the ball game and see how they impact our game, and then see in the offseason if there are things we should either do less or more of.”Since that time, meetings between game officials and teams have led to a belief that the rule could use a slight modification. When NFL owners meet next week Ed Oliver Jersey , they could give the Competition Committee power to tweak the rule.Judy Battista of NFL Media reports that owners will consider a proposal to allow the Competition Committee to modify the rule without needing a vote of all the owners. The Competition Committee then would consider allowing coaches to challenge offensive or defensive pass interference throughout the game, including the final two minutes of each half, per Battista.Leaving the review decision for offensive and defensive pass interference in the hands of head coaches — regardless of when it occurs — would lead to “greater consistency” in what is reviewed, according to Battista. Any change would apply only to the new pass interference challenge rule.It also obviously would further limit the number of reviews, with head coaches getting only two challenges per game (with a third for two correct challenges) and needing a timeout to review. Booth reviews in the final two minutes of each half are unlimited.Battista adds that the Competition Committee hasn’t made a decision about whether to tweak the pass interference challenge rule, asking only for power to do so if it determines that’s needed after concluding meetings with teams.At the league’s annual meetings in March, coaches convinced owners to pass a one-year trial expanding reviewable plays to include offensive and defensive pass interference, called or not on the field. It came as a result of the missed pass interference penalty on Nickell Robey-Coleman late in the NFC Championship Game. The NFL will salute 15 recipients of the Medal of Honor, the United States’ most prestigious military decoration Cody Ford Jersey , when they participate in the coin toss before the Super Bowl on Feb. 4.
World War II veteran Hershel Woodrow ”Woody” Williams, who received the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Iwo Jima, will flip the coin, surrounded by the others being honored.
”These courageous individuals deserve to be recognized on America’s biggest stage,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. ”We are grateful for their service to our country and we are pleased to continue the NFL’s longstanding tradition of hosting special tributes to service members at the Super Bowl.”
The other Medal of Honor recipients participating are: Bennie Adkins, Army, Vietnam; Don Ballard, Navy, Vietnam; Sammy Davis Devin Singletary Jersey , Army, Vietnam; Roger Donlon, Army, Vietnam; Sal Giunta, Army, Afghanistan; Flo Groberg, Army, Afghanistan; Tom Kelley, Navy Dawson Knox Jersey , Vietnam; Allan Kellogg, Marines, Vietnam; Gary Littrell, Army, Vietnam; Walter Marm, Army, Vietnam; Robert Patterson, Army, Vietnam; Leroy Petry Brian Burns Jersey , Army, Afghanistan; Clint Romesha, Army, Afghanistan; James Taylor, Army, Vietnam.