Troy Vincent on controversial roughing penalties: “We support those calls”

The NFL basically admits that business interests supersede getting it right. Appearing on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL executive V.P. of officiating Troy Vincent was questioned about last week’s controversial roughing the passer penalties. Said Vincent, “We support those calls.” Vincent explained that the league supports the calls because the rule gives the referees the [more]

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Troy Vincent will discuss roughing the passer penalties on ESPN this morning

Once upon a time, and not that long ago, the NFL embraced transparency and candor when it comes to controversial officiating calls, with Mike Pereira and then Dean Blandino communicating the league’s position effectively and persuasively. In recent years, however, the league has not provided such accountability or clarity to the media and, in turn, [more]

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Mike Vrabel calls for more training of officials, in order to ensure consistency

Last week, the league sent a video to all head coaches and General Managers that included examples of how to properly sack the quarterback. Titans coach Mike Vrabel replied — and used the “reply all” feature to do so. Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that Vrabel, a member of the NFL’s Competition Committee, responded to [more]

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Chris Olave out, Saints missing their top three receivers vs. Bengals

Saints quarterback Andy Dalton will start again today, and he’s going to be seriously limited at wide receiver. Rookie receiver Chris Olave will miss today’s game, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Olave had been listed as questionable with a concussion. The Saints’ other starting receivers, Michael Thomas and Jarvis Landry, had already been ruled [more]

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Tom Brady skips Saturday walk-through and meetings, will meet Bucs in Pittsburgh

He worked on Wednesday. He didn’t work on Saturday morning. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady missed the team’s Saturday morning walk-through practice and meetings, after attending the Friday night wedding of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Brady will join the team in Pittsburgh this evening. Brady attended the event [more]

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Colts rule out Jonathan Taylor, Nyheim Hines

The Colts will be without their top two running backs on Sunday against the Jaguars. Both starting running back Jonathan Taylor and No. 2 back Nyheim Hines were officially declared out by the Colts today. Taylor had been listed as questionable with an ankle injury and Hines had been listed as questionable with a concussion. [more]

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Browns activate Greedy Williams

Greedy Williams is ready to go for the Browns. Williams has been activated from injured reserve after missing the first five games of the season with a hamstring injury. He’ll play tomorrow against the Patriots. Last year Williams played 16 games, with eight starts. The Browns also elevated cornerback Herb Miller and wide receiver Chester [more]

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