Controversy surrounding a roughing the passer call in Thursday night’s game between the Seahawks and the 49ers once again led to calls on social media for the league to address the application of the penalty.
Earlier in the week, NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent told reporters that one of the topics discussed at an owners meeting Wednesday morning was a video review process for hitting the quarterback and defenseless players. Though such a dramatic rule change will likely receive some push back, the league has already found a willing participant to lead the charge should it choose to move forward with some sort of review process: former Packers star linebacker Clay Matthews III.
Matthews, a six-time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, took to Twitter during the Thursday Night Football matchup to offer up his services, vowing that he’d be flawless if given the role.
