“ even though Tuesday’s story looked way worse for the NFL than it did for the Pats”

You are quoting from Ray Andersons memo and not the actual rule. Anderson misquoted the rule. His memo can’t and should not be considered a change to the rule as it was, in fact, a memo. It was not a proposed rule change that was vetted by the Competition Committee.

Were you born in 2014 or are you just a complete fucking idiot who actually thinks this is new information? That this was happening since 2000 was reported at the time. You are rubbing your hands like you just got your hands on your dads girlie mag but it turns out you just got fished by ESPN. Go change your pants.