From time to time, defenses perhaps try to take the steam out of potent offenses that want to play with increased tempo by having one or more players pretend to be injured. The league office isn't pretending to be unhappy about that. On Friday, the league office sent a memo to all teams warning against [more]

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Mike Florio wrote:

It's unfortunate that NFL football can't let the teams play on when someone flops. The refs can't watch every single one of the 22 players at all times so it is rather difficult for them to know when someone is really injured or not. The only solution I can think of is to charge the team a timeout every single time there is an injury. That and post game review by the league can fine a player for faking an injury. Even that would be extremely subjective. And even if it is obvious, if the flop gives the defense a chance to regroup and they win the game, no one will care. An owner like Jerry Jones can stil find a way to get the player his money back. A Christmas gift for his wife or mother, A donation to the players favorite charity. Something.

Personally forcing a plyer sit sit out a game would be a real deterent but this soft league/society wouldn't stand for it. They would say the penalty is greater than the crime. If th NFLPA took it to court or arbitration, it would get overturned. 

Originally Posted by: wpr 

That would be kind of funny, lol. Got a dude just laying on the field and folks running around/over them haha. 

Maybe a yardage penalty? If it's offensive player, you lose five yards? Maybe five yards and a down? If defensive player, then offense gets five yards or automatic first down?  The team would have the choice to use timeout instead? If no timeouts, yardage penalty applies? 
 

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool