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Silver Minings: NFL penalties are not really a major issue yet

Let’s face it, in the eyes of NFL coaches, players and fans, one penalty is too much (if its against their own team, of course).

But there has been a narrative that NFL officials have been yellow flag happy in the first two weeks of the season. However, as my good friend and longtime colleague Kevin Seifert of ESPN points out, that storyline is not necessarily true in the big picture.

Have seen discussion about uptick in penalties in Weeks 1-2. It’s true: There have been nearly 100 more flags in that span compared to 2020.