Marcus Spears talks about the partnership between the NFL and XFL and why he would like a rule change regarding taunting penalties in the league. (1:35)
Troy Vincent, the executive vice president of football operations for the NFL, said Tuesday that the standard for taunting penalties should largely remain in place.
The most taunting flags in at least two decades of league play were revealed in the league's internal review of the film. The acts the NFL will continue to legislate include standing over and pointing to opponents, as well as moving toward an opponent's bench.
It was universally agreed that we have to stand on sportsmanship. There are some areas that need to be cleaned up.
The coaches subcommittee, the general manager advisory council, and the NFL competition committee are all gathered for the scouting combine. The group agreed that they should not be punished in the future. There was a flag against T.J. Watt during the Baltimore Ravens game. Watt exchanged words with a Ravens player while he was walking away.
The referee can inject, separate them, give them an opportunity to keep playing. Don't go back towards your opponent.
The Kansas City Chiefs and the Ravens led a discussion about expanding the replay assist program. The rule allowed in-stadium replay officials to advise referees on a limited menu of objective calls, but many coaches and executives believed the advice was given on ineligible calls. The attempt to correct as many mistakes as possible was appreciated by both Harbaugh and Reid, but they wanted it to be codified in the rule.
The officials in the meeting denied that replay officials went beyond the scope of the rule. They said the corrections came from on-field officials.
The perception on the sideline was that someone was talking to someone in New York, but it wasn't the case.
Some coaches still want to expand the rule to include roughing the passer. Vinovich told the group that the league's 17 replay officials are not all qualified to judge subjective calls.
Some are higher performers than others. We have some ways to go.
There is no consensus on whether the league will change overtime rules to guarantee a possession for both teams. It is possible to make a change for the playoffs only.
The future of football committee will make a presentation this week on whether computer chips can be used to more consistently spot where punts go out of bounds.
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