NFL Clarifies New Roughing The Passer Rule.

he NFL has issued a clarification on its much-debated roughing the passer rule after three weeks of outrage from players, coaches and fans.

Matthews: NFL getting soft with roughing calls Clay Matthews said the NFL is getting soft after he was whistled for a third roughing-the-passer penalty this season, while the league took the unusual step of expressing immediate support for the call.

I’m sure what many, if not all of NFL fans and players, are hoping is that theyre not changing the rule but much like the helmet rule we saw in the preseason, itll change.

Matthews said he was not fined for Sundays hit on Redskins quarterback Alex Smith, meaning he was not fined for any of his three roughing penalties this season.