BOCA RATON, Fla. — The National Football League owners today passed a rule that will automatically eject any player who receives two personal fouls in the same game.
The rule, which was partly instigated by what happened in two games between the Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals last season, will be tried as a one-year experiment.
The list of infractions for a personal foul will include fighting and punching, but also taunting, Steelers president Art Rooney II said.
“It’s something we need to address,” Rooney said at the conclusion of the meeting. “I think we’re still at a point where these types of things are relatively rare.