ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Green Bay Packers’ contingent at this week’s annual NFL meetings – coach Mike McCarthy, general manager Brian Gutekunst, executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball and team president/CEO Mark Murphy -- were all on board with the unexpected new rule about players lowering their heads to initiate contact with their helmets.
Now they -- and the rest of the NFL -- eagerly await clarity on how the rule will be written, how it will be enforced and what will and will not be considered a foul that results in a 15-yard penalty and possible ejection of the offending player.