New safety rules Punt-formation penalty protects long snapper

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By Bill Bradley, contributing editorEditor's note: This is the second of five capsules explaining the NFL's new player-safety rules that were  Oscar Dansk Jersey pa sed at last week's Annual Meeting.TUESDAY: Defensive team formation on kicks.Whoefensive players lining up to oppose a punt.Whatrohibits defensive team  Curtis McKenzie Jersey players from pushing teammates on the line of scrimmage into the offensive formation when offensive team presents a punt formation. Also, any defensive player who is within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage must have his entire body outside the snapper's shoulder pads at the snap. When Reid Duke Jersey :On all presented kicking plays, not just extra-point tries or field goals. Where:In replicating the rule for kicking plays, it allows no more than six players can be on either side of the line of scrimmage. How will be it be enforced:Any violation will be deemed a unnece sary- Paul Thompson Kids Jersey roughne s foul and draw a 15-yard penalty on the defense.Reaction: Garret Sparks Jersey There has been little on-the-record reaction to this rule change, but long snappers around the league hailed the initial line-overload rule two years ago for adding protection on place-kicks.