What is a “Non-Football” Act?

The Lions have had an incredibly interesting season, which after several controversial calls have been made by NFL officials, has given Lions fans a vague familiarity with the terminology which is couched in legalese that the NFL is now using to cover it’s tracks, when any officiating decision generates debate. The Lions have run the full gamut of strange officiating decisions between Calvin Johnson’s not “completing the process” to Ndamukong Suh’s “non-football” act which drew a personal foul after tackling Bears QB Jay Cutler Sunday and last, but not least, the ridiculously poor call of a “horse collar” tackle, also by Suh, after he legally tackled Cowboys RB Marion Barber III, by his dreadlocks. It is becoming surreal. Does This Constitute a Football Act? After the game, in a pool report, Hochuli said, “I felt it was an unnecessary non-football act–a blow to the back of the runner’s helmet in the process of ...