The New York Jets have withdrawn a rule change proposal that would limit pass interference penalties to 15 yards, according to The Washington Post's Mark Maske.
The proposal was gaining momentum, but that apparently quickly dissolved after the competition committee voted it down 6-2, making the chances of it passing a vote from NFL owners unlikely. The owners of at least 24 teams must approve any rule change.
"Obviously, the competition committee was against it …. In my mind, I think it’ll struggle," Dallas Cowboys COO Stephen Jones, a member of the competition committee, said earlier this week. "There's reasons for it. I certainly understand it. It’s certainly a big penalty. But at the same time, what we don’t want to see is more and more intentional pass interferences where players are tackling guys and things of that nature to keep them from scoring."
The Jets proposed that all defensive pass interference fouls should warrant a 15-yard penalty unless the contact is "intentional and egregious," which would instead be a spot foul.
