It appears the furor over the roughing the passer calls has gotten the league’s attention.
The competition committee is going to discuss the issue during a previously scheduled conference call next week. The Washington Post says the wording of the rule isn’t expected to be changed, but the way it’s enforced may be.
But there is strong sentiment among those on the committee that the rule should be applied differently by the on-field officials over the remainder of the season, according to those people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the controversy generated by recent roughing-the-passer penalties.