PLANO, Texas — Veteran NFL referee Tony Corrente was quick to make the distinction about what changes now that pass interference can be challenged by coaches and reviewed by officials.
"First of all, the rule has not changed whatsoever. Pass interference is still the same rule that we have had in the past," Corrente said Friday. "We haven't changed our perspective toward it, we haven't changed our interpretations of it whatsoever. It's just the addition of replay."
The significant difference, however, is the subjective nature of plays that are typically judgment calls that can now be reviewed, beyond objective standards such as whether a player stepped out of bounds or where the ball should be marked.