The NFL’s former vice president of officiating said that it was to appease the millennials.
That is incredible. Turning the NFL into a circus by turning more attention to non-football plays is what actually led to a rule change. That is shortsighted and sad.
I’m not saying that every NFL player should be expected to turn into Barry Sanders, who calmly flipped the ball to the ref after he scored. Now we’re going to get players pushing the envelope on purpose just to appease the YouTube culture.
Which is exactly what Cedar Rapids receiver Damond Powell did.