NFL Discusses Making Hits on QBs, Defenseless Players Reviewable or Auto-Ejection

Changes may be made to the rules regarding hits on quarterbacks.

According to Tom Pelissero, the executive vice president of football operations for the National Football League said that there have been discussions among league owners about automatic ejections for certain hits.

The rule change would need to be voted on by the league members.

The officials have been very consistent and accurate, but they are also human, according to the head of the league.

The league tries to balance the need for player safety with the reality that it is a violent game with players chasing after quarterbacks at high speeds.

During Sunday night's game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Miami Dolphins, it was under the microscope again when a questionable call was made on the play.

"It's one of the worst roughing-the-passer flags of the season, regardless of the outcome of the game, if I'm about to be fined $15,000 for 'roughing the passer'", saidPhillips in a since- deleted post.

There was a lot of response to the call.

JJ Watt @JJWatt

Absurd roughing the passer call.

Absurd.

Dont'a Hightower @zeus30hightower

Roughing the passer…they gotta penalize refs for ridiculous flags like that some how..

Cris Carter @criscarter80

Roughing the passer Dolphins on Herbert was ridiculous

Charles Woodson @CharlesWoodson

Roughing the passer🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

The Atlanta Falcons were whistled for a roughing-the-passer penalty on Tom Brady that cost them the game.

The quarterback was fined for trying to kick the other player.

Some of the controversial aspects of such plays may be removed by reviews. The idea of automatic ejections was brought up during these discussions.

Targeting calls in college football, which are controversial in their own right and have evolved over time with automatic reviews of such whistles and the ability for teams to appeal whether or not a player must sit out the first half of the next game if the foul occurs in the second half, is something that