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Dean Blandino, NFL VP of Officiating, Talks Protocols, Rules for 2015-16 Season

NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino knows that his job is all about evolution and making the sport of football more consistent with everything from the handling of footballs before a game to what constitutes a catch.

During an interview with the Toronto Sun's John Kryk, Blandino touched on a variety of topics, starting with how the NFL is progressing with changes to protocol stemming from the Deflategate scandal that happened with the New England Patriots:

We’re still in the process of reviewing the protocol, and there are a lot of things to consider.