Something quite significant happened on Tuesday at the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. NFL owners have approved a rule change that will — for the first time in league history — allow penalties missed on the field to be called after being reviewed by a coaches challenge.
In addition, something that has only rarely happened — that is, a penalty called on the field reversed by a challenge replay — will become more commonplace.
As it did with last year’s changes to kickoff rules, the NFL has approved a one-year trial of new rules that will allow offensive and defensive pass interference calls to be subject to review.