NFL owners have approved a rule change allowing the league to...

Adam Schefter

NFL owners have approved a rule change allowing the league to step in and assist on potential disqualifications, whether for flagrant football acts or non-football acts, and initiate a flag if one wasn’t thrown. Situations like DK Metcalf’s incident last year, where no flag meant no ejection, can now be addressed in real time.

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Mar 31, 2026, 06:53 PM

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