Surprise, surprise! Another Detroit Lions game is influencing NFL officiating going forward.
Former NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino told Sports Illustrated this week that in the weekly training videos to officials and teams, the NFL included a portion that focused on the alignment of offensive tackles.
“On the tape this week at the very end, there are several examples of—and a couple from the Thursday night game with Jawaan Taylor—of tackles who are too far back. … That was emphasized on the training tape going into Week 2,” Blandino said.