From SI · · 3m
NFL Replay Process Transparency Plan
NFL may broadcast replay reviews to fans by end of season.
In brief
NFL may broadcast replay reviews to fans by end of season. NFL plans to show replay reviews publicly, inspired by college football, before regular season ends. Originally reported by SI.
Replay process
Replay continues to be a major talking point at all these events.
Replay assist
The league focused on replay assist during the fall meeting in Manhattan.
Week 6 plays
Two plays involving NFC West rivals in Week 6 stood and were weighed against one another.
Rams db josh wallace
Rams db josh wallace flagged for unnecessary roughness on cardinals wr jalen brooks.
49ers lb fred warner
49ers lb fred warner had a no-call on commanders te chig okonkwo.
Replay rules
The league believes the flag should’ve stayed up and officials got the call correct by the letter of the law.
Replay review list
The league has a list of potential reviews including runner line to gain, pass catch, feet in bounds, ineligible player down, penalty enforcement, game clock adjustment, loose ball prior to end zone, receiver out of…
2024 rules
2024 added unnecessary roughness on out-of-bounds players, intentional grounding, and roughing the passer.
2023 rules
2023 added facemasks, horse collars, tripping, tipped balls on roughing/running into kicker, and contact to head/neck area of defenseless player.
2022 rules
2022 added crackbacks and clipping to the replay rules.
Replay review timing
New York had a shot to weigh in on these calls before the 20-second cutoff.
Game outcome
The league is fortunate that the commanders scored on the possession where the warner hit happened, so the game outcome wasn’t affected.
Transparency plan
The league is looking at televising replay reviews after watching college football’s implementation.
College football
The league has watched the acc and big ten start televising replay review processes after the michigan-western michigan debacle.
Implementation timeline
Work is being done to implement something similar to college football very soon, potentially in the coming weeks, before the end of the regular season.
Coach fines
Patriots coach mike vrabel, jets coach aaron glenn, and eagles coach nick siriani were fined $250,000 for conduct toward officials.
Fines abeyance
The fines are in abeyance, meaning they’d be on hold and could be repealed with good behavior.
Sportsmanship
Troy vincent mentioned a discussion of sportsmanship following talks with the nflpa about celebration fines.
Steve tisch
Steve tisch, implicated in the epstein files, had a visible presence at the midtown hotel where the meetings were held.
Tisch divestment
Tisch was forced to divest his shares in the giants to his kids earlier this year.
The essence
NFL plans to show replay reviews publicly, inspired by college football, before regular season ends.
