Some NFL news with one being pretty bad at the moment.
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Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker was involved in a serious motorcycle accident in Liberty City, Florida, on Thursday night and is in critical condition at Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital, a team spokesman said.
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Chiefs proposing for NFL owners to vote on a new rule after it failed to be considered by NFL's competition committee. It involves QBs no longer allowed to throw passes if they fall to the ground regardless if they were touched or not. Being dubbed as the "Peyton Manning Rule" due to how it swung a playoff game between the Steelers and Broncos last season.
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The Chiefs want the NFL to change its illegal forward pass rules to include instances when a quarterback throws a pass after his body has touched the ground (other than with his feet or hands) while the ball was in his possession.
The proposal references Manning's fourth-quarter play in the Denver Broncos' 23-16 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the 2015 playoffs.
Peyton Manning fell down under pressure but popped up to throw a 34-yard pass to receiver Emmanuel Sanders in the Broncos' playoff win over the Steelers.
With his Broncos trailing 13-12 at the time, Manning went to the ground to avoid contact with blitzing cornerback Will Allen. When he realized that Allen never touched him, Manning stood up and threw a 34-yard pass to receiver Emmanuel Sanders.
If the Chiefs' rule proposal had been on the books at the time, Manning would have been penalized for an illegal forward pass. In the proposal, the Chiefs reasoned that defenders "let up" when they see a quarterback on the ground. As the rule stands, according to the Chiefs, quarterbacks have an incentive to "play dead" to give their team an advantage.
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Ejections for two personal fouls in a game rule ended up getting passed by the NFL's competition committee for vote during the upcoming owners meetings. Proposal itself got water downed on what counts towards the ejection requirement for fouls though.