Any Specifics yet?

[MD Longhorn]

Originally Posted by voiceoflg

"3-5-10d Last year, if a player’s helmet came off while the ball is live, and was not due to a foul by his/her opponent, that player had to leave the game for one down (unless halftime or an overtime intermission occurs.) For 2013, the rule was expanded to include subsequent dead ball action related to the down."

So if a player's helmet goes askew during a play and he takes it off himself, he must sit out the next play?

Why do people do that? Just assume any change must means something absurd. No, of course not, unless he takes it off during the play or during "subsequent dead ball action related to the down". NOT after play has relaxed.

The point was that coaches were saying helmets were coming off RIGHT after the whistle, thus not during the play, so they didn't have to come out... this was not the intention of the rule. Now it is clear.