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Facemask rule, as written, wasn’t violated by Lions

Facemask rule, as written, wasn’t violated by Lions

Notwithstanding the explanation provided by NFL V.P. of officiating Dean Blandino after the Packers beat the Lions with an untimed down after a facemask penalty at the end of a Stanford-band-style hackey-sack play by the Packers, the rules suggest that what happened to Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn’t a foul. “No player shall grasp…