NFL likely to abandon pass interference reviews after 1-year trial

The NFL's temporary rule allowing pass interference calls to be reviewed is set to expire after a one-year trial.

On Wednesday, the league's competition committee released the list of proposals that teams will vote on during the next owners meetings and opted not to endorse last year's alterations to pass interference. This means the rule allowing replay reviews is likely to be abandoned, according to ESPN's Kevin Seifert.

Pass interference penalties were deemed reviewable when the trial was approved in March 2019, but that ruling required a vote by the owners this offseason to remain in effect for 2020, per Mark Maske of The Washington Post. It was ratified last year after the infamous missed call during the 2018 NFC Championship Game.

However, the replay rule was met with displeasure due to multiple controversies during 2019 games, and clubs are against keeping it in place, according to Maske.

Owners are still obligated to consider all proposals but almost always follow the league's endorsements or lack thereof, per Seifert. A source familiar with the deliberations told Maske that a vote on the matter isn't expected to occur and its expiration is certain.

The competition committee has also declined to endorse a sky judge proposal submitted by the Los Angeles Chargers and Baltimore Ravens.

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