The biggest change of these new rules is the fact that any defender attempting to sack a quarterback may only do so if they are standing up. Supposedly this new rule was integrated to prevent another Tom Brady incident, where he was tackled by a DE who was crawling on the ground.

To learn more about these new rules, visit this yahoo sports page.

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