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The NFL says it will clarify the ‘Catch Rule’, but I’ll believe it when I see it

I don't always pay attention to notifications of re-tweets I'm not directly involved with, but when I received one on Thursday about a Tweet from Al Riveron, the NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating, my eyes perked up.

If you're a Steelers fan, you no doubt can guess Riveron's Tweet pertained to the NFL's always controversial catch rule and how the powers that be were looking into ways to clarify said rule:

"After much deliberation & input from coaches, players, @NFLLegends, & club executives, the @NFL Competition Committee will recommend the following language simplifying the catch rule at the Annual Meeting next week.