NFL groups suggest 15 rule modifications, together with to replay overview

NFL groups have submitted a complete of 15 rule and bylaw change proposals for house owners to think about once they meet later this month in Phoenix, most notably 5 potential enhancements to the league’s replay overview system.

The NFL competitors committee has but to weigh in on the proposals, nor recommend any of its personal. But except they’re retracted, every of the staff recommendations will no less than be put in entrance of householders.

The Detroit Lions submitted three replay-based rule modifications. One would enable coaches to problem private foul penalties. Another would allow replay officers to seek the advice of on penalty enforcement, as a substitute of the extra restricted menu of performs they will presently help on. A 3rd would give coaches a 3rd problem in the event that they win one in every of their preliminary two challenges; the present rule requires them to win each with a view to get a 3rd.

The Houston Texans added a associated proposal that will give the replay official jurisdiction to overview failed fourth-down makes an attempt. The closing replay-based rule proposal got here from the Los Angeles Rams, who need roughing the passer penalties to be reviewable and/or challengeable by coaches.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles have taken one other stab at creating a substitute for the onside kick. The Eagles’ proposal would enable a staff to take care of possession after a rating if it converts a fourth-and-20 play from their very own 20-yard line instantly afterwards. Previous makes an attempt which have prescribed a fourth-and-15 conversion have been voted down by house owners.

Some of the proposals are directed at obscure elements of the sport. Highlights of the others embody:

• Use of the uniform quantity “0,” submitted by the Eagles.

• Requiring sport clocks to show tenths of a second within the closing 30 seconds of every half, additionally from the Eagles.

• Allowing groups to designate an emergency No. 3 quarterback from its inactive checklist or apply squad who can be eligible to enter a sport if the staff’s different two quarterbacks are dominated out, from the Lions.

• Allowing a wild-card staff to be seeded greater than a division champion if the division champion has a dropping document and the wild-card staff has gained no less than 4 extra video games than the division champion, from the Los Angeles Chargers.

• An growth of the unlawful crackback rule, from the New York Jets.

• Reducing all preseason roster cutdown deadlines to at some point, proposed by 25 groups.