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Boca Raton, Fla.
NFL owners approved the two-strikes-and-you're-out proposal on a one-year basis in a move that followed a spike in unsportsmanlike conduct penalties last season.
Players called for two unsportsmanlike penalties in the same game will be automatically ejected. The rule covers fouls for throwing a punch at or kicking an opponent, taunting and using abusive or threatening language.