Pass Interference Replay Will Reportedly Get the Axe

The NFL’s competition committee continues to discuss rules ahead of its still-on-schedule meeting at the end of May, when votes will be taken, and pass interference replay almost certainly will not be extended,

NFL Network’s Judy Battista reported, according to one person familiar with conversations.

Pass interference review was introduced last season for the first time in a one-year trial approved by owners in a 31-1 vote.

The decision came just months after Los Angeles Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman hit Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis early on a third-down play late in the fourth quarter of the NFC Championship Game, a contest the Rams ultimately came back to win in overtime.

No penalty for defensive pass interference was called on the play.

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Competition Committee continues to discuss rules ahead of still-on-schedule meeting at end of May, when votes would take place. PI replay almost certainly will NOT be extended, according to one person familiar with conversations.

— Judy Battista (@judybattista) April 6, 2020

Remember: in end-of-season survey of teams, they were asked about making PI replay review permanent or extending for one more year and overwhelmingly teams were against either option.

— Judy Battista (@judybattista) April 6, 2020

And here’s the infamous play:

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I’ll take that L but come on @nfl y’all got some explaining to do, this game was to big to miss such an obvious call with not 1 but 2 refs standing right there! Smh WHO DAT for life…..By the way @rams you definitely can’t say the crowd didn’t make a difference! Ref 13 and Ref 60 y’all blew that call!

A post shared by Richie Scheuermann (@rscheuermann) on Jan 20, 2019 at 4:18pm PST