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Watch: What’s a catch? NFL officials explain proposal

March 26, 2018

The NFL competition committee proposed new wording pertaining to the rule for what constitutes a completed pass at the owners meetings this week.

In this video, officials - including Falcons president Rich McKay - explain the new rule. Too late now, but the new rule would have made two highly criticized incomplete passes legal catches.

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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.

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