How tall are goal posts in the nfl

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Michael Strahan. Deion Sanders. Joe Montana. Larry Fitzgerald. Jerry Rice. Aaron Donald. John Elway. Barry Sanders. Von Miller. There's no bonk. That bounce can mean a lot of things with how the football is going. All NFL goalposts this season will sit atop crossbars attached to goosenecks 10 feet above the ground, meaning the top of each post will extend 45 feet into the air compared to 40 previously.

The change was proposed by the New England Patriots. In , they lost to the Baltimore Ravens after kicker Justin Tucker's yard field goal flew higher than the top of the right upright. Patriots coach Bill Belichick protested the kick was wide. A field goal can be reviewed on replay. But, according to the rules, only "when it is lower than the top of the uprights.

And there's another new rules interpretation related to the extra length on the uprights. Just weld or duct-tape another 5 feet of pipe to each side, right? Turns out, it's not that easy, according to folks in the business of manufacturing goal posts. What, you thought those things just sprouted out of the Bermuda or artificial turf? Moxley is director of sports construction sales at Sportsfield Specialties, one of a handful of companies that make goal posts. Those companies have been busy this week figuring out how to make the new goal posts.

The NFL's goal is noble: Extending the uprights will help officials determine whether a high kick is good. This week, Moxley is waiting for the results of a structural analysis done by engineers, who will tell him whether a stadium's goal posts can be retrofitted or will have to be replaced.

For instance, how will heavy winds affect a foot goal post? Could it topple, endangering players, fans and officials? Will the base have to be enlarged? If so, the sleeve or other device that holds it in place has to be bigger.

Gilman Gear has completed its engineering study and determined that most of the goal posts it supplies to 12 NFL stadiums need to be replaced. A new NFL goal post will be considerably more, Gilman said.