Several NFL rules changes announced on Tuesday are expected to change the way games are played in the fall.
Last year, NFL owners approved a drastic change of kickoff. In this upcoming season, teams will be further incentive to avoid touchbacks.
If a ball does not land in the return zone, a new rule approved by NFL tea-owners means a touchback will result in the ball being placed on the 35-yard line.
Rich McKay, chairman of the NFL Competition Committee and CEO of Atlanta Falcons, said the league is projecting that the change of kickoff rule would result in a significant increase in kicking returns in the future.
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The NFL logo on the field at Hard Rock Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
While owners gave green light to move the Touchback site from the 30-yard line up to 35, the Onside parking rules remain the same at the moment. Team owners plan to discuss the onside kick further during next month’s meeting.
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Team owners also agreed to lose discussions about the controversial “tush push.”
The NFL competition committee proposed some minor changes to the kick on the page, including removing the provision that Onside -Park can only happen in a gaming last quarter of regulation.
Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders players are running for kickoff at US Bank Stadium on August 10, 2024 in Minneapolis. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
Club owners also granted approval for changes to the overtime process during the regular season. According to the new rules, both teams will have the opportunity to possess the ball in overtime – which reflects the rule for a post -season game. The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles presented the overtime proposal.
Judge Shawn Hochuli calls a holding penalty during a game between New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills on December 1, 2022 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Fred Kfoury III/ICON SPORTSWIRE VIA GETTY Images)
The league’s replay-assist system will also be expanded. The owners approved a proposal that allows on-site repetition staff to overturn penalties thrown for a hit to a player determined to be defenseless.
Sanctions for a horse collar tackle, coarse, stumble or run into the kicker as well as violations to a face mask would also be under the replay -judge are.
But the repetition of the repetition will not have the power to enforce a punishment on a spectacle where no flag was thrown. The owners also approved the Competition Committee’s proposal to allow two players to be appointed to return to injured reserve if moved to IR when the guards are set to 53 men.
In addition, teams that qualify for the autumn period will be allowed two or more returns from IR stains during the final game.
