2017 might have been known as the year of the controversial catch. There was the Jesse James overturned catch vs. the Patriots in Week 15, and the Kelvin Benjamin oveturned catch vs. the Patriots later that season.
There were more examples last season of catches which were highly debated and discussed among media and fans in the days following.
The NFL changed the ‘Catch Rule’ this offseason, but NFL officials who gathered in Dallas Friday for their annual preseason meeting don’t see it as changing much with how they make calls on the field.