Major Rule Changes
- When efforts are made by the offense to conserve time, 10 seconds will be run off the clock before the ball is permitted to be put back into play.
- Players are prohibited from striking, swinging, or clubbing to the head, face, or neck. The personal foul could be called whether or not the initial contact was made below the neck.
- A "Guidelines for Captains" section was added to the rules.
Read more about this topic: 1980 NFL Season
Famous quotes containing the words major and/or rule:
“I have not had major experience of talking with people once pronounced brain-dead, but I think we could be safe in saying he did not have great zip.”
—Sir Howard Smith (b. 1919)
“In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined.”
—Thomas Szasz (b. 1920)