Owners Vote to Approve Three New Rules, Including Catch Proposal

The NFL owners unanimously voted to approve the competition committee's proposal that simplifies the definition of a catch.

What is a catch?

NFL owners put a new answer to that question Tuesday morning by approving a proposal from the competition committee that re-defined the catch rule. Teams unanimously approved the rule, which Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh helped craft.

The new rule defines a catch based on the following criteria:

1. Control of the football

2. Two feet, or another body part inbounds

3. A football move (ex. A third step, extending the football, tucking the football)

The new rule removes the element of time from the equation and also removes the language that a receiver must…