Holding penalties have spiked during the preseason

Aug 19 2019 by Yardbarker: St. Louis Rams

Pass interference penalties will be something to watch this NFL season, but another point of emphasis around the league seems to be holding. Through two weeks of the preseason, holding penalty calls have spiked compared to the first two weeks of games in last year’s preseason. According to a graphic from FOX, there has been an average of 8.9 holding calls per game the first two weeks of the preseason. By comparison, the average through two preseason games last year was 3.9. Just how high...
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