INDIANAPOLIS – Representatives of the NFL Players Association told the league’s competition committee here Wednesday that there should be a ban on defensive players leaping over the line of scrimmage to attempt to block field goal attempts or extra points.
“The jumping over on the field goal, I think, is just leading to a really dangerous play for everybody,” said Eric Winston, the veteran offensive lineman who serves as the NFLPA’s president. “If you jump over the center, the jumper is in a really bad spot. He can land on his head. I think the guys that are getting jumped over are going to end up getting hurt, with those guys landing on them.