Upon further review, the NFL has acknowledged that a roughing the passer call made in Week 2’s Jets-Cowboys matchup was incorrect.
The penalty in question was called during the second quarter on a play by Jets defensive end John Franklin-Myers. On third-and-7 from the Jets’ 11-yard line, Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott threw an incompletion. But Franklin-Myers was flagged for a late hit, resulting in a first down. The Cowboys eventually scored a touchdown on the drive.
However, the NFL admitted to the Jets on Wednesday that Franklin-Myers’s hit was legal and no penalty should have been called, according to the New York Post’s Brian Costello.
