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NFL adjusts rule to address 'cheat motion'

The NFL has adjusted the rulebook for 2024 to hinder so-called "speed motion" -- "cheat motion" to its detractors, NBC Sports' Pro Football Talk reported Thursday. The pre-snap technique showed up in the NFL last season, with offensive players who are in motion gathering their momentum by leaning toward the line of scrimmage just before the snap. The offensive wrinkle is believed to have been started by the Miami Dolphins in Week 1 of last season when wide receiver Tyreek Hill leaned slightly up field just at the snap. The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams started using the strategy immediately thereafter.