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There will be no blue NFL fields

Fresno State v Boise State

BOISE, ID - NOVEMBER 19: Kellen Moore #11 of the Boise State Broncos (center) calls the play against the Fresno State Bulldogs at Bronco Stadium on November 19, 2010 in Boise, Idaho. (Photo by Otto Kitsinger III/Getty Images)

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There were important rule changes made on Tuesday regarding kickoffs. Instant replay was changed, and other important player safety measures were tabled.

All of that has only served to overshadow the real news coming out of New Orleans: There will never be a blue field in the NFL.

The league voted on Tuesday to require teams to keep their playing surface green. This is known as the “Boise rule” in reference to Boise State’s field.

The measure will prevent any team from making their field blue or orange or purple or whatever strange color that a sponsor could possibly pay for.

No team has publicly tried such a stunt, but the passage of the rule this year makes us wonder if some team was going to try.

Perhaps Pink Taco was trying to get into the football business again.