In the 2019 NFL season, coaches were allowed to challenge pass interference penalties for the first time. The ability to question a judgment call was a trial balloon that was not popular with officials and wasn’t effective in between the sidelines.
Now it appears the ability to challenge pass interference situations is a one-and-done. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported on Monday that the NFL is not expected to continue the controversial practice into a second season.
Based on the results from the first year, killing the procedure makes sense. Just 24 of 101 replay reviews resulted in a change, and not a single case of defensive pass interference being called on the field that was challenged was overturned.
The NFL surveyed teams about the rule after the one-year trial in 2019. The results were unfavorable for continuing, to say the least.
“An overwhelming number of those who were asked did not believe that this rule should come back,” Rapoport cited.
