10 potential new rules to be discussed by competition committee

[TN05]

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1. By Competition Committee: Makes permanent the playing rule that changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.

2. By Competition Committee: Changes standard for a catch.

3. By Competition Committee: Makes the penalties for Illegal Batting & Kicking the same.

4. By Los Angeles Chargers: Amends Rule 15, Section 2, Article 5 to add fouls for roughing the passer and fouls against players in a defenseless posture as reviewable plays in the instant replay system.

5. By Washington: Amends Rule 15, Section 2, Article 5 to add review of personal fouls as reviewable plays in the instant replay system.

6. By New York Jets: Amends Rule 8, Section 5, Articles 1-4 to change the enforcement for defensive pass interference.

7. By Competition Committee: Authorizes the designated member of the Officiating department to instruct on-field game officials to disqualify a player for a flagrant nonfootball act when a foul for that act is called on the field.

8. By Competition Committee: Conforms the amount of time in which a team must challenge a play if there is a television commercial break following the play in question.

9. By Competition Committee: Eliminates the requirement that a team who scores a winning touchdown at the end of regulation of a game to kick the extra point or go for two-point conversion.

10. By Competition Committee: If there is a turnover, a team may win an overtime game, even though it scores on its second possession.

Per NFL.com.

[rippadonn]

3 hours ago, TN05 said:

Per NFL.com.

3. By Competition Committee: Makes the penalties for Illegal Batting & Kicking the same.

What's the use if they don't even call illegal Batting in plain sight in the SuperBowl itself?!?

They can get around any rule by not "seeing" it. Just like using the crown of the helmet and launching into the head of a QB