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Two Personal Foul Rule- Cool or Drool 25 minutes into the game. The opposing team is on the two yard line. Two yards to stop the guy standing across from him to stop them from scoring a touchdown to put them over the top. It’s the superbowl. The player is blitzing the quarterback. He reaches across the line to plow through the offensive linemen. His hand slips and touches the player’s facemask. Now instead of being fourth down, it is an automatic first down plus the player is ejected. Why? Because he accidentally had a false start at the start of the game. Three strikes and you’re out, but now in the NFL it’s two strikes and you’re out. Roger Goodell, commissioner of the NFL had proposed during the 2015 Super Bowl that a player who has …show more content…
If a player is in a football game and has made two mistakes he is positive that he will not make another. This can be seen in a video from USA sports, as said by Tom Pellessero, USA sports reporter and journalist.” Cause tossing a guy for a horse collar or face mask seems too extreme.” (Video) This quotation by him shows that if an accidental penalty is in the question of ejection then it should not be counted. This is the first reason I believe player should not be ejected for two personal fouls I believe player should not be adapted for two personal …show more content…
The reason Roger Goodell placed this rule in the NFL was because he believed it would help make the game safer and promote more sportsmanship. “I believe that’s consistent with what we believe are the safety issues,” Goodell, commissioner of the NFL, said during his annual State of the League address two days before Super Bowl 50. “But I also believe it’s consistent with what we believe are the standards of sportsmanship that we’ve emphasized. Although it may make the game safer it only provides players with less opportunity for mistake and more pressure than they can handle. If they make two accidental fouls that don't even harm another player then why should they get punished. Since when has a player ever gotten hurt because of a false start. This rule is foolish and should not be used.

The two personal foul rule should not be used. This rule does not have any benefits and only causes a player harm in his career. This rule should not be used because a player could have accidentally gotten a foul, could have too much adrenaline going through them, and the referee will be biased in making a decision on calling a foul or not calling
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