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Replay review hot topic among NFL rule proposals
The NFL competition committee will consider 23 rule proposals, including 18 submitted by teams, at the league meetings next week, according to St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher, a committee leader.
Challenges and replay reviews are the focus of most of those proposals, according to the list released by the committee on Wednesday.
The committee does not plan to change the rule governing a reception, but it will look at clarifying the language.
The New England Patriots are proposing that teams be forced to use a timeout to challenge a call and also be allowed to challenge rulings in the final two minutes of the half.
The Patriots also propose placing fixed cameras on the sidelines, end lines and goal lines.
The Washington Redskins want to make personal foul penalties subject to replay review.
The Chicago Bears want to give both teams a possession in overtime.
The Indianapolis Colts have perhaps the wildest suggestion: a 50-yard PAT try for an additional point after a successful two-point conversion, thus creating the possibility of a nine-point touchdown. They want to try it out in the preseason.
There is no proposal to narrow goal posts, as the NFL experimented with at the Pro Bowl.
The full list of rule change proposals:
–Allow any call to be challenged.
–Allow penalties to be challenged.
–Allow coaches to challenge personal fouls.
–Allow personal fouls to be reviewed, but not necessarily on coaches’ challenges.
–Make all fouls that result in automatic first downs reviewable.
–Allow replay review of rulings related to hits on defenseless receivers.
–Review every foul for hits on defenseless players.
–Increase the number of coaches’ challenges from two to three.
–Expand replay.
–Add the game clock at the end of the half and end of the game to the list of things that can be reviewed on replay.
–Add the play clock to the list of things that can be reviewed on replay.
–Put fixed cameras on all boundaries of the playing field, sidelines, goal line.
–Allow a “bonus try” after a two-point conversion.
–Do not allow players to push rushers when a team is punting. (This is already the rule on field goals and extra points.)
–Guarantee both teams a possession in overtime.
–Ban peelback blocks by any offensive player.
–Give defensive players “defenseless receiver” protection on interceptions.
–If there’s a dead ball foul, unsportsmanlike conduct or taunting at the end of the first half, it will carry over to the second half.
–Ban running backs from chop blocking outside the tackle box.
–Allow linebackers to wear jersey numbers 40-49 in addition to 50-59 and 90-99.
–If an eligible player reports as an ineligible receiver to the referee, he must align within the tackle box.
Other proposals:
–Eliminate the 75-player cutdown.
–Expand rules to allow teams more contact with draft-eligible players.
–Permit teams that play on Thursday to designate one player eligible to return to the active list from injured reserve.
–Permit players on Physically Unable to Perform to begin practicing earlier.
–Allow teams with retractable roofs to open their roofs during halftime shows.
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