New helmet rule remains the same

By The Associated Press

The NFL Competition Committee has recommended not making any changes to the helmet rule approved by owners in the offseason, which means instant-replay use for officials will not be instituted for such calls.

After members of the committee’s conference call Wednesday, football operations chief Troy Vincent said there would be no alterations. Vincent said the feedback after two weeks of preseason games was reviewed and “the committee resolved that there will be no changes.”

“The committee also determined that inadvertent or incidental contact with the helmet and/or facemask is not a foul,” Vincent said.

Vincent added that as players, coaches and officials adjust to the rule, the league will provide more feedback and examples of incorrect calls.

Cardinals

A day after he returned to work from a five-week suspension, Arizona general manager Steve Keim apologized for the DUI arrest that forced his absence. Keim was arrested July 4 in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler near his home. He pleaded guilty to extreme DUI July 17, the same day he was suspended from his job by Cardinals president Michael Bidwill and fined $200,000.

Jets

New York formally filed a previously signed oneday contract to the active roster for free-agent cornerback Darrelle Revis, a former Pitt and Aliquippa High School star, so he can retire as a Jet.

Colts

An off-air racial slur prompted the immediate retirement of longtime Indianapolis radio voice Bob Lamey, 80. last weekend, team officials and Lamey’s attorney confirmed Wednesday. Local attorney James Voyles acknowledged Lamey used “inappropriate” language during a conversation with a friend at a local radio station and apologized immediately.

Cowboys

Dallas center Travis Frederick said he has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder that causes weakness in various parts of the body, and the fourtime Pro Bowl player said he is not sure about a timetable for a return. Frederick, 27, said he had received two treatments for Guillain-Barre Syndrome in the past 48 hours and that the treatments will continue for several days.

Vikings

Minnesota signed seventh-year safety George Iloka, a former pupil of coach Mike Zimmer when Zimmer was Cincinnati’s defensive coordinator.