NFL commissioner Goodell said Cowboys’ video board not to be a problem

After the league altered it playing rules and the video boards were lifted to 90 feet, 5 feet higher than NFL guidelines, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that the video boards in the new Cowboys Stadium will be no significant problem anymore.

After Titans punter A.J. Trapasso hit the video board at the $1.3 billion facility in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 21, a lot of people became concerned about punters hitting the video screens. The league issued last Friday the new rule, which calls for an immediate whistle and a replay of the down, with no time taken off the clock. It also ruled that the replay official can ask for a TV review to determine if a ball hit the video boards, regardless of the time in the game.

The rule was made in recognition that there is a need for a rule to deal with anything that strikes an object and tell game officials how to handle them. And Goodell said that research did not support that a punter could be able hit a screen board hang above 85 feet.