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NFL's crackdown on kickers using 'foreign objects' to line up field goals and extra points leads to confusion and controversy among players and special teams coaches
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The NFL recently began cracking down on kickers using 'foreign objects' to line up their kicks, but it seems the new enforcement of the rule has led to surprise and confusion among coaches and kickers around the league.
The use of 'foreign objects' has always been illegal. However it has been very loosely officiated over the years, allowing players to get away with using items like a blade of grass to mark where they would like the ball placed.
'I hadn't seen any memo or discussion about it,' Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator John Fassel said. 'I didn't even know about it until our holder came up to tell me what
