New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is in favor of one particular rule change in the NFL.
During an interview on NBC Sports' “Rich Eisen Show”, Bill Belichick was asked he would change any rules in the NFL, and his response was the pass interference rule.
“I think probably the one thing that is worth looking at is just the college pass interference rules,” Belichick said. “I know why it’s what it is, and I also know why it’s different in college, and you could argue both sides of it. But it’s a big penalty, and sometimes those are just tough calls. So I think that’s worth looking at.”
In the NFL, Bill Belichick knows an offense can pick up huge yardage on a single defensive pass interference . For an example, if a player gets called for a pass interference 60 yards downfield, it results in a 60-yard penalty. However, in college, the offense can only get up to 15 yards on a defensive pass interference.
Neverthless, Bill Belichick is all in favor of having the NFL and NCAA have as many rules be the same as possible. The six-time Super Bowl champion said if more of the rule are the same, then it would be easier for the players who come from college.
“I would say just in general, I would be in favor of the NCAA and the NFL trying to consolidate the rulebook to where we can have as many rules be the same as possible so that the fans, as well as the players who come from college, can make a clean transition into the same set of rules instead of different ones,” Bill Belichick said.
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