2025 Rule Change Question

[US31]

"In the same Rule 1-5-3c(3), another new item was added to the illegal equipment listing. Any audio (microphone) or video (camera) device worn by a player during the game is not permitted. No player participating in the game is allowed to wear any device that would record or transmit audio or video. "

Would this prevent a player on the sideline from putting on a headset to talk to a coach in the press box?  In my opinion he isn't "wearing" it "during" the game...but my opinion isn't the one that matters.

 

 

[Bobref]

2 hours ago, US31 said:

"In the same Rule 1-5-3c(3), another new item was added to the illegal equipment listing. Any audio (microphone) or video (camera) device worn by a player during the game is not permitted. No player participating in the game is allowed to wear any device that would record or transmit audio or video. "

Would this prevent a player on the sideline from putting on a headset to talk to a coach in the press box?  In my opinion he isn't "wearing" it "during" the game...but my opinion isn't the one that matters.

 

 

As I understand it, the prohibition applies only to players while participating in the game. Keep in mind, “player” is a defined term in the rules. Rule 2-32-1:

“A player is one of the 22 team members who is designated to start either half of the game or who subsequently replaces another player. A player continues to be a player until a substitute enters the field and indicates to the player that he is replaced, or when the substitute otherwise becomes a player.”

A kid in uniform on the sidelines is not a “player.”

[Irishman]

If I understand this right, it would rule out the use of this: 
https://more.att.com/5g/helmet#:~:text=The AT%26T 5G Helmet is,overcoming on-field communication challenges.&text=The AT%26T 5G Helmet has,historic first in NCAA history. 

I am not sure if the Indiana Deaf School has these helmets or not. 

[JustRules]

3 hours ago, Bobref said:

As I understand it, the prohibition applies only to players while participating in the game. Keep in mind, “player” is a defined term in the rules. Rule 2-32-1:

“A player is one of the 22 team members who is designated to start either half of the game or who subsequently replaces another player. A player continues to be a player until a substitute enters the field and indicates to the player that he is replaced, or when the substitute otherwise becomes a player.”

A kid in uniform on the sidelines is not a “player.”

The most important rule in the rule book is Rule 2 - Definitions. They aren't always the same as they are in Webster's Dictionary.