As of Tuesday, chop blocks are no longer legal in the NFL as team owners voted and passed that rule change along with six other proposals put forth by the leagues Competition Committee.
Earlier in the week, Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert voiced his opinion on chop blocks and how it was in his hope that the league’s owners would vote to do away with them once and for all.
“We’ve been advocating that for over 10 years,” said Colbert. “I think finally enough people realize it shouldn’t be part of football.