INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Peyton Manning is ready to play by the NFL’s new rules on positioning of the umpire.
Manning told reporters Wednesday that the Indianapolis Colts would “adjust” to the new tweaks announced a day earlier.
Manning and the Colts were critical of how the rules were enforced during a preseason game at Green Bay almost two weeks ago. The four-time league MVP drew two penalties for illegal snaps in that game.
Since then, the league has modified the rules twice. The umpire now only has to be beyond the deepest player in the offensive backfield, not established in position before the ball is snapped.
Officials also have discretion to give the offense a warning before penalizing the team. Manning said that would only be done out of the “goodness of the officials’ hearts.”
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