GREEN BAY – A little after 1 pm On Monday, Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the whistle that Clay Matthews had offered to Kirk Cousins ​​on Sunday was what the linebacker had learned to do under the new draft rules established by the NFL in 2018.

A little less than three hours later, the NFL decided to send Matthews' blow as an example of what not to do.

"The goal is the safety of the players. I think it's number one, "McCarthy said early Monday afternoon. "The number two is to protect the quarterback. But I also think you need to go further. I think every time you have a desired result, there is a formula to get that result. You must make sure that you look at all the variables. I am not sure that all the variables are clear for the moment. "

To help erase these variables, the NFL network said the league would send Matthews' Cattins kick – according to referee Tony Corrente – to each team in the league in a practice video.

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Rule 12, Section 2, Section 9 of the NFL Rule Book states that "the technique of grabbing the passer behind the legs, picking up and pulling upwards is considered a foul".

Corrente determined that Matthews did this, resulting in a penalty that canceled an interception and returned the ball to the Vikings. Cousins ​​finally directed a player who sent the game in overtime.

Matthews was invited to comment on the play again on Monday, and he respectfully declined.

After the match, the linebacker said, "I do not even know where to start, to be completely honest with you. I have so many emotions to cross until what terrible call it has been. At the same time, I do not know what else to do. I do not know. Let me know. You tell me. Did I put pressure on him? I thought I was hitting him at the waist and chest. The call at this stage of the game is amazing. Last week, ok, shame on me. This week is amazing. The worst is that we will probably send you and you know what they will say? They will find me a fault because they will agree with the referees. I do not know. It's a hard call to call.

The penalty imposed on Minnesota linebacker Eric Kendricks for hitting Aaron Rodgers will also be included in the film distributed to the teams.

"You look at the two penalties that were called in the game, the quarterbacks, they are trying to throw the ball," said McCarthy. "It must be – if you try to throw the ball and you are totally exposed, I think you may have to take the action into account. I think it's a bit of a gray area in the defender's decision that hits the quarters, they try to throw the ball. This must be the case, if you try to throw the ball and you are totally exposed, I think that might have to take into account the action.

"So I think it's a bit of a gray area in the defender's decision that hits the quarter because I have the goal, and we're all for the goal. But in the same breath, we must make sure that it is not a competitive disadvantage for the smuggler trying to hit the quarterback. Things like that are the quality conversations that I think you can have with the officials because in fact we had the guest from 2 minutes to half. So, that's it. It's to the extent that I'm going to go. "

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