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Competition Committee’s Proposal For New Catch Rule Would Mean Jesse Caught It

What is a catch? More importantly, what isn’t?

The Competition Committee is striving to come up with a better answer to this question in advance of the 2018 season, and head of officiating Al Riveron just shared the proposal that the committee intends to put forth in front of the owners at this weekend’s Annual League Meeting.

Riveron, who inherited his post from Dean Blandino, took center stage in the review process in a highly controversial way after making a number of review calls in the inaugural season in which the final decision on review calls was moved up into the head office, rather than down on the field.