On ESPN they reported that the NFL Rules Commission is investigating the possibility of using larger football's next season because the average NFL players is getting bigger every year. The idea is that the ball is now getting too small & the NFL is afraid that the game is more likely to become an organised nerf-ball competition.
They modelled the new ball on the program:
and the Steelers were the first to take it on the practice field. Unfortunately, Jeremy Bloom was injured in a freak accident...
It seems the NFL has a way to go yet.
Ahh, that's better- Chadman is talking football again...
Bookmarks