Goodell: pass interference reviews are working as expected

By STEVEN WINE 17 October 2019, 12:00AM

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says the new video review rule for pass interference is working as expected, with only obvious mistakes by officials being corrected.

Through Week 6, the league has had 44 reviews related to pass interference, and the on-field ruling was reversed seven times. Goodell says the goal with the rule was to reverse only egregious errors.

The new rule approved as a one-year experiment allows pass interference calls or non-calls to be challenged by coaches and reviewed via replay. But complaints by coaches, players and fans about pass interference persist, with some arguing more calls should be reversed.

When the replay rule was adopted last spring, Goodell said, coaches understood that close calls wouldn't be changed. The reversal rate so far is 16 percent.

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By STEVEN WINE 17 October 2019, 12:00AM

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