Asked and Answered: Oct. 2

ANDY GARBER FROM WHEELING, WV: What are the length and terms of Mitchell Trubisky’s contract?
ANSWER: Shortly after the start of free agency in March, Mitch Trubisky reportedly signed a two-year contract worth $14.285 million, which included a $5.25 million signing bonus and salaries of $1 million in 2022 and $8 million in 2023.

OWEN KELLY FROM CORK, IRELAND: You’ve seen a lot of changes to the game over the years I’d imagine, not only rules but with equipment and facilities. Is there anything you’d like to see changed now in terms of bringing more accuracy to the game during play to help with officials’ calls and ball placement after a down?
ANSWER: It has always seemed absurd to me that the on-field officials most often responsible for spotting the ball after an offensive play begin the play at the line of scrimmage and then are expected run downfield to know whether, for example, a running back gained 6 or 7 yards and then place the ball at a spot that sometimes determines whether it’s a first down or third-and-short. That should be changed, because the official who’s spotting the ball has a terrible angle to view where the runner or receiver actually was down. And then the other thing I always mention when asked this kind of a question is I would be strongly in favor of abolishing the use of instant replay as an officiating tool. It doesn’t work, and it has made the on-field officials tentative.

MARLIN COBB FROM PITTSBURGH, PA: George Pickens’ catch in Cleveland was great and all that. My question is why does he have to make these kinds of catches? Is it the quarterback or is he not getting open?
ANSWER: On that play, George Pickens was “NFL open,” and the ball was thrown in a spot where he either made the catch or the pass was incomplete. That’s the way it’s done in the NFL these days.

DUSTIN RANKIN FROM HAGERSTOWN, MD: Your answer in a recent Asked and Answered about teams videotaping games on their own raises a question about replay: Do the coaches in the booth…