At the 2018 NFL Owners Meetings, the league discussed several new rules to impose for the 2018 season. The most controversial one being the targeting rule.
The targeting rule has seen much push back in college. While the NFL’s version will very slightly on enforcement, the same concept applies: a player lowers his head and makes contact with his helmet, it’s a penalty. Whether on offense or defense.
Other rule changes including re-emphasizing illegal contact as well as limiting pass interference to 15 yards.
How will that affect the Bucs? Well, maybe not much. They were pretty discipline in 2017.