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Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle
So no more forcing the runner or receiver out of bounds?  |
No, he's talking about the rule that allowed an official to judge the receiver would have landed in bounds had the defender not "forced him out." This rule has been removed, although I suspect it will be back in the future.
It will essentiall take away a majority of the sideline catches, as defenders will be more likely to just push a receiver out of bounds. They wouldn't do it before because of the rule.
If they don't bring it back in the future, I expect they may make another compromise (1 foot instead of 2 feet, for example).