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Proposed NFL ‘red card’ rule could pose big problem for refs

By Julia Rivera, Columnist

This week the NFL will review a rule change to eject a player from a game after his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the same game. This proposal comes after the series of scuffles between New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and South Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman in a contest on Dec. 20 last season.

Though the proposal works in theory, putting it into effect during games poses a challenge the NFL must recognize. The new rule would work like the yellow card-red card rule in soccer, in which a player is ejected after two strikes.