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FILE - In this Monday, March 24, 2014, file photo, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference, while Atlanta Falcons President, CEO and NFL competition committee member Rich McKay, back right, listens, at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blandino, the NFL officiating director who has overseen rule changes that emphasized player safety, is leaving the league to spend more time with his family and explore other opportunities. "Dean has done an outstanding job leading our officiating department," Troy Vincent, the league's executive vice president of football operations said Friday, April 14, 2017, after informing the 32 teams of Blandino's departure.(AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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FILE - In this March 24, 2014, file photo, NFL officiating director Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Blandino told a gathering of Associated Press Sports Editors on Thursday, April 24, 2014, that in an effort to have on-field action in which the players are respectful to each other, coaches, officials and fans, there will be a heavy emphasis on reducing taunting. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino speaks during a news conference, while Atlanta Falcons President, CEO and NFL competition committee member Rich McKay, back right, listens, at the NFL football annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Monday, March 24, 2014. (AP Photo/John Raoux)