1.   Although Seeman insists neither the rule nor the interpretation has changed, he said the league emphasized the passing game during their meetings with the competition committee last summer.

2.   Cincinnati owner Mike Brown was the only member of the competition committee to vote against the current proposal.

3.   Cowher and Casserly are good friends after serving on the NFL competition committee for years.

4.   For Jones, who once sat on the NFL competition committee, preseason is one of the necessary evils of this game.

5.   George Young, the Giant general manager and a member of the competition committee, said he has not heard about the penalty box idea.

6.   In other news, the competition committee clarified a rule to ban players froming using any part of the helmet to tackle.

7.   In the off-season, the competition committee may look for ways to further penalize players who go too far.

8.   McKay said the competition committee did not have a consensus.

9.   MLS rules are determined by a competition committee, composed mostly of owners and their representatives.

10.   NFL rules prohibit teams from signing CFL players during this season unless the rule is changed by the competition committee.