New Rules for Next Season

[matt31387]

New spiking penalty among several rules changes
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A five-yard penalty will be assessed for spiking or throwing the ball after a play has ended, except for after a touchdown, the NFL announced on Thursday.

The spiking penalty was among several rule changes adopted by the league following the owners' meetings last month in Phoenix, said competition committee co-chairman Rich McKay. "We did not think this type of spiking was good for sportsmanship or the administration of the game by officials," McKay said in a statement.

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I think the spiking rule was good for the NFL. There has been way too many players celebrating after an average play.

[hagansp]

i agree it did get out of hand

[doniceage]

As you twoo said the celebration did get out of hand. Couldn't they have included the axe arm motion signalling the first down or other things or would that be going to far? Just a lot of jubilance over a simple first down even though some could be seen as pivotal.

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[jonsportscardz]

More rules lol.