"I would just say from a player health and safety perspective, we would like to introduce all and any opportunity and options for either putting a flag on the field or any way to try to address this in-game,"
"It's a newer conversation,"
"We need to decrease to the extent we can, or improve safety, and one of the ways is to address what happens on field. However we go about doing that is something we'll talk to the committee about."
The NFL will consider using video review for missed player-safety penalties that are currently non-reviewable. Potentially reviewable infractions include face-mask penalties, unnecessary roughness, roughing the passer and hip-drop tackles. The competition committee will evaluate the proposal during the offseason. Face-mask penalties have been among the most frequently missed calls by officials. The league issued 30 fines for hip-drop tackles while officials threw only two flags for that hit, with one flag later deemed incorrect. Kickoff concussions rose to 35 from eight after touchbacks were moved to the 35-yard line, coinciding with 1,157 more returns, though overall head-injury rates remain lower than before the kickoff rule change.
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