Former NFL coach Jon Gruden, who said pass interference is the “biggest concern,” suggests limiting the penalty box

When there are usually mixed reactions NFL referees flag switch interrupt.

League policy doesn’t include language to explain what constitutes pass interference, so it’s still considered a judgment call.

Jon Gruden, who is the head coach Tampa Bay Buccaneers The franchise’s first Super Bowl title in 2002 focused on the oft-criticized rule.

In the NFL, when officials call pass interference, the ball is placed on the foul spot. There have been instances where a pass interference call has resulted in a team benefiting from 25 or more free yards before the ensuing kickoff.

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Raiders head coach Jon Gruden walks off the field at halftime during the game against the Chicago Bears at Allegiant Stadium, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service, via Getty Images)

After admitting pass interference was one of his biggest concerns for the NFL, Gruden suggested the league adopt a similar penalty. college football performs. Instead of putting the ball where the foul occurred, Gruden opted to move the ball only 15 yards on each penalty.

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“Honestly, I would make it a college rule because some of these pass interference calls affect the game, there’s only one game,” Gruden said.forgive me” podcast.

Gruden then brought up the subjective nature of the call.

“I don’t think that there is no common connection between what happened and what is insurmountable. “I think this crew calls it a little different than that crew. It’s a penalty right now that I think has taken over a lot of these games.”

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden speaks on headphones during the first half of the game against the Chicago Bears, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scooter)

After the podcast’s co-host suggested that an NFL player could be awarded a free yardage simply by fumbling the ball, Gruden argued that pass interference should only be called in cases where it’s clear and the foul is “obvious.”

The NFL logo before the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

“Jerry Austin taught me that pass interference has to be called itself. We all have to sit in a bar in Chicago and go, ‘That’s PI.’

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In 2019, the league approved a proposal that made pass interference a reviewable play. The decision appeared to be in response to a controversial play in the 2018 NFC championship game.

The refs didn’t call what many argued was pass interference during the NFC title game Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints. The Rams defeated the Saints in overtime and advanced to the Super Bowl.

NFL teams’ ability to review pass interference was eliminated in 2020.

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