Officials Explain 'Brady Rule' Clarification

by Ryan WilsonFiled under: Patriots, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Injuries, NFL Referees, NFL Training CampTom Brady is back, healthy as ever, so I guess it makes sense that he should have his own rule to guarantee his future safety. Peter King would want it that way. In March, the Competition Committee clarified an already existing rule on hitting the quarterback, and because it was born out of Brady's Week 1-season-ending knee injury, it affectionately became known as "The Brady Rule." Giving NFL officials more opportunities to make judgment calls was unsurprisingly unpopular (old-timers hate change), not to mention that, in Adam Gretz's words, "the NFL seems determined to continue its downward spiral toward becoming a two-hand touch league."Officials Explain 'Brady Rule' Clarification originally appeared on Fanhouse NFL Blog on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:10:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments