Players dropping the football just before the goal line has become an epidemic in the NFL. Over the past two weeks, Colts wide receiver Adonai Mitchell and Card
Players dropping the football just before the goal line has become an epidemic in the NFL. Over the past two weeks,podcast this week, and explained the simple rule that coach Sean McVay employs to avoid catastrophe striking on the way into the end zone.
"It's happened every year I feel like," he said when asked about why the pre-touchdown drops keep happening. "It's something we as a team—and I imagine every other team—show our own team on Friday for team meetings: 'Hey, this is what not to do.' Let's make sure that we run through the letters. That's what we always say, run through the letters and the logos of the end zone to make sure we're in there before we let the ball go. Excitement's a hell of a thing and sometimes it really backfires."While this is, as we've seen, easier said than done—it's a smart blanket rule to have in place to avoid disaster.Mike Kadlick is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, he covered the New England Patriots for WEEI sports radio in Boston and continues to do so for CLNS Media. He has a master's in public relations from Boston University. Kadlick is also an avid runner and a proud lover of all things pizza.
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