During last week's game against the Las Vegas Raiders and following Chris Jones’ penalty, ESPN’s Troy Aikman made an interesting comment regarding the NFL competition committee addressing what qualifies as roughing the passer.
In an interview with the late broadcaster Howard Cosell in 1984, Pittsburgh middle linebacker Jack Lambert was asked a question regarding his thought about whether there should be any rule changes for the safety of the quarterback. Lambert’s argument was the same as Aikman’s. In a game against the Cleveland Browns the week before, Lambert was called for a late hit on quarterback Brian Sipe.