One of the most controversial changes to NFL rules returns in 2022. The league wants to continue to strictly enforce mocking penalties next season, according to Mark Maske of The Washington Post.
NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent is reported transmit this information to the league’s competition committee on Tuesday.
The NFL and the competition committee reviewed all 61 mocking penalties from the 2021 NFL season. Both sides agreed that 56 were the types of calls the referees should make next season.
Given how many members of the NFL race committee supported the increased focus on mockery last season, it looks like the crackdown will continue.
NFL fans are not happy with the mocking calls
The league is happy to continue to fight the taunts, but the fans may not feel the same way. The increase in mocking flags did not go well among NFL fans. A former NFL player went so far as to say that the new rule “ruins the game.” Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has also criticized the new rule.
Two weeks after the 2021 NFL season, officials punished the players for mockery 11 times. This figure corresponds to the total number of mocking penalties from the NFL 2020 season. This did not stop the NFL. A September report shows the league is happy with the ridiculous repression. Of those 11 penalties, the NFL reportedly agreed to nine.
The position of the league remains the same now. Like it or not, mocking repression is here to stay. Don’t expect to see many signs of peace from Kansas City Chiefs round winner Tyrick Hill when he hits defenders on his way to the end zone in 2022.
