Earlier in the week during a scrimmage at Chiefs training camp, safety Robert Golden hit tight end Alex Ellis after the catch in a nasty collision that appeared to lead with the helmet.
Out came the flag, and the Chiefs and officials got a lesson in the NFL’s new helmet rule.
On this play, the officials picked up the flag but after later reviewing the play they came back to the Chiefs and told head coach Andy Reid that the flag probably should have stood.
“It was a good teaching tool for our players, and it was good for the officials,” Reid said.