Goodell proposes ejection for two personal fouls
SAN FRANCISCO -- NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell made it clear on Friday that he's prepared to crack down on egregious on-field penalties.After a season that saw wideout after drawing three personal fouls in a lo s to the , Goodell announced during
Bryce Hall Jersey his Week pre s conference that he's spoken to the Competition Committee about a drastic fix."I believe the league should pursue a policy where if there are two personal fouls in a game, there's an
Mark Gastineau Jersey automatic ejection of a player," Goodell said. "I believe that that's consistent with what we believe are the safety i sues, but I also believe it's consistent with what we believe are the standards of sportsmanship that we've emphasized."Game officials and former coach Tom Coughlin drew plenty of criticism for allowing Beckham to stay on the field. Goodell wants to remove the gray area."We should take that out of the hands of the officials when it gets to that point," Goodell said. "They obviously will have to throw the flag. When they do, we will
Nathan Shepherd Jersey look to see if we can reach an agreement on the conditions of which they can be ejected. But that's a Competition Committee matter. We'll discu s it further with the Player's A sociation in February at the Combine, as well as in March."Said Goodell: "I've recommended already to the Competition Committee to at least consider what I
Wesley Walker Jersey think is consistent with our goals of trying to bring sportsmanship back in, the kind of play to keep the focus on the game,
Keyshawn Johnson Jersey keep the focus on the great plays happening."Player safety has been a flagship cause of Goodell's from Day One. It will be interesting to see how this plays out between the Competition Committee and the NFLPA, but the Beckham game alone makes this a worthwhile conversation.