Former head of NFL officiating Mike Pereira called the recommended changes to the catch rule “a great step in the right direction” but also called for the removal of replay from the third element of the proposal.
Current senior vice president of officiating, Al Riveron, made public the Competition Committee’s plan for revising the controversial rule governing catches: control of the ball, two feet (or another body part) down and an additional timing stipulation defined as “a football move” such as a third step, reaching the ball forward or the ability to perform such an act.