NFL VP Vincent confirms changes to catch rule to be proposed

Vincent said the competition committee will propose that the league eliminate
the "going to the ground" rule, which NFL Network reported as a possibility
last month. Also to be proposed for elimination will be the rule that slight
movement of the ball in a receiver's hands should negate a catch.

"We worked backward," Vincent told the Post. "We looked at plays and said: Do
you want that to be a catch? And then we applied that to the rule.

"Slight movement of the ball, it looks like we'll reverse that. Going to the
ground, it looks like that's going to be eliminated. And we'll go back to the
old replay standard of reverse the call on the field only when it's
indisputable."

According to the Post, the proposed rule changes could be finalized as soon as
Tuesday and will be presented to team owners at the annual owners meetings
next week in Orlando, Fla. New York Giants owner John Mara, a member of the
competition committee, told ESPN last month that he thinks the group is
"unanimous" that the catch rule needs to be changed.

Commissioner Roger Goodell has reportedly made the catch rule a major focus
this offseason, seeking greater clarity after opening dialogue with former and
current players and coaches.

--Field Level Media