N.F.L. Adopts New Ground Rules for Cowboys Stadium

The National Football League appear new arena rules — anticipate something agnate to how the ivy plays at Wrigley Field — for the behemothic video boards at Cowboys Stadium.

After a appointment alarm with the Competition Committee, Commissioner Roger Goodell absitively that the screens will not be aloft this season, a move that would accept amount added than $1 million. Instead, Goodell said that if a brawl strikes the video board, it will be disqualified asleep and the down will be replayed. Time will be put aback on the alarm — a huge abeyant affair because a aggregation could accept to try to hit the lath on purpose to run time off the block — and all penalties except claimed fouls will be disregarded. If cipher sees the brawl hit the board, a achievability because no official is appointed to watch the flight of the punt, the epitomize abettor is accustomed to admit a berth review, including central the two-minute warning. If there is no berth analysis started, a drillmaster can claiming the play by throwing his claiming flag.

The N.F.L. aphorism book allows the acting aphorism to be in abode alone until the end of this season’s playoffs. Then it will apparently be taken up by the Competition Committee and the abounding buying for consideration. The affair alike endure week, if Tennessee punters again hit the awning during warmups and the game, the aboriginal at the new stadium.

“We will abide to abode the accurate affairs in Dallas, giving abounding application to the competitive, assurance and fan acquaintance issues involved,” Goodell said. “The Cowboys accept been absolutely accommodating as we accept addressed this subject, and we will abide to plan carefully with the club on a best appellation resolution.”

The Cowboys’ owner, Jerry Jones, had been determined about not absent to accession the screens, although they will accept to go in October to board U2’s stage. But appropriate teams coaches and players accept bidding apropos about the appulse on a punter’s appearance of punting if he tries to abstain hitting the awning and aswell about the added abrasion accident presented by again appropriate teams play, which already backpack college abrasion numbers than approved plays from scrimmage.