15. The disastrous “Catch Rule” has been fixed
At long last, the NFL is making a catch a catch by doing away with the “going to the ground” stipulation, which stated that a player needed to maintain control while bouncing off the turf—and which created numerous controversies. Now receivers simply need to control the ball, get two feet (or another body part) in bounds, and make a football move. “I think they’ve righted a wrong here,” says former coach Tony Dungy. “I think the fans will be much happier.”
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