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Art Rooney II: ‘We Need To Be Open To Look At How Best’ To Employ Tech To Improve Officiating

I suspect that the majority of those who have followed the Pittsburgh Steelers close enough recognize that when it comes to the incorporation of technology into the game of football, they tend to skew toward the more conservative side.

While team president Art Rooney II is not opposed to replay reviews—and it’s certainly not going to go away—he has repeatedly expressed reservations about expanding it further. The league sort of took a step in the direction of expansion of replay this year, though in actuality, it’s designed to come before a replay actually takes place.

This rule is designed to provide more information to the on-field referee who still has the final authority to make a call unless it goes to an official replay”, he said of the new rule allowing the replay official to advise on-field officials pertaining to objective aspects of the game.