about 23 hours ago

NFL Broadens Instant Replay Assist Rule

This season, Replay Assist will play a bigger role, with the power to review penalties like facemasks, horse-collar tackles, hits on defenseless players, roughing the kicker, and tripping. Officials still can’t create new fouls from replay, but they can uphold or overturn flags already thrown, aiming for fairer calls and fewer mistakes on incidental contact.