Cam Newton talked to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday about the big hits he's been taking this season. The league's side of the conversation was then presented by the vice president of officiating, Dean Blandino.

The NFL agreed with Cam with regards to the no-call on this play against the Arizona Cardinals. Opposed to some of the shots Newton has taken to the head this season, he was struck dangerously at the knees by Calais Campbell:

Here's Blandino's statement on that play, from his appearance on NFL Total Access on the NFL Network:

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“One (play) was a foul that we missed,” Blandino said. “You can see Campbell coming up the middle and he's going to hit Cam in the knee area or below. Forcible contact driving through with the shoulder — that's a foul for roughing the passer. We want our referees to call that. We'll address that with the crew going forward.”

Stay in the pocket

When Blandino looked at the big picture, his words differed from Newton's previous statements. According to the VP of officiating, the discord in opinion occurs because Newton often doesn't act as a traditional pocket passer, which can change the way in which officials make their calls:

“I think it's the posture that's going to dictate the attention and we want our referees to be as consistent as possible,” Blandino explained. “Quarterbacks have to understand that you get more protection in the pocket in the passing posture and when you leave the pocket and you're in a running posture, you're going to lose protection. I think that's one of the issues. When you have a quarterback that does run more often, there are more designed runs or just scrambles, you do lose protection.”