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In an interesting but “Hey, that actually makes sense!” move, the Cleveland Browns’ defenders are wearing specialized mixed-sport gloves on their hands during practice to prepare themselves for the inevitable NFL crackdown on defensive holding coming this season.
For reasons unknown, clinging onto the jersey of a wide receiver was not penalty-worthy in the past. It will draw a flag now, and the Browns seem to be taking this very seriously.
Perhaps this is a good thing. Maybe it’ll result in some cleaner football.
For more on this story and some commentary by the players that tried this new habit-breaking technique, check out NESN’s coverage.
