The NFL has passed a rule largely related to an incident involving Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf.
“NFL owners also just approved an amended rule change that not only will allow League personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field, but put the flag on the field too,” Tom Pelissero reports on X.
This has largely been put in place due to the physical altercation that Metcalf had with a Detroit Lions fan in the Steelers’ Week 16 win over the Lions. He was subsequently suspended for the Steelers’ final two regular season games against the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens, but he was not kicked out of the contest with the Lions due to the incident taking place on the sideline and not the field of play.
