NFL shuts down rulebook loophole that Dolphins were exploiting during 2023

[Downunder Dolphan]

NFL shuts down rulebook loophole that Dolphins, 49ers and Rams were exploiting during 2023 season

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-shuts-down-rulebook-loophole-that-dolphins-49ers-and-rams-were-exploiting-during-2023-season/

"The 2024 version of the NFL rulebook contains an item that wasn't there in 2023. Here's what the new rule says, "If an eligible receiver who is on the line of scrimmage moves backward or changes his stance (two point to three point or conversely) and does not come to a complete stop before the snap, it is a false start. Any eligible backfield player who changes his stance does not have to come to a complete stop prior to the snap, as long as his actions are not abrupt (false start) or forward (illegal motion).""

"The words in bold were added for the 2024 season. According to Pro Football Talk, the NFL explicitly added the new rule to cut down on what the Dolphins were doing."

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

It is always curios when a team exploits something, if the rest of the league will copy (like the fake spike) or ban (like this)

[Downunder Dolphan]

Let's see what new tricks the Boy-Wonder coach can come up with, because his first one to get Tyreek/Waddle off the line without being set has just been taken away.

Let that sink in for a second... Tua, Tyreek, Waddle. That's at least 30% of total our salary cap tied up in these three players now... and this rule comes in.

[Fau Teixeira]

This changes very little for the dolphins. Short motion is still very much legal