There are 17 potential playing rules changes on the docket when the Annual League Meeting kicks off next week in Phoenix, Arizona.
Here are the proposals on the table that all 32 owners will vote upon.
1. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 6 to make permanent the kickoff rule changes that were implemented during the 2018 season.
2. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 12 to expand protection for a defenseless player.
Blindside block – it's a foul if a player initiates a block in which he is moving toward or parallel to his own end line and makes forcible contact to his opponent with his helmet, forearm, or shoulder
3. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 14, Section 5, Article 2 to change the enforcement of double fouls when there is a change of possession.
4. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 11, Section 4, Article 2 to simplify the application of scrimmage kick rules for missed field goals.
5. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 14, Section 2, Article 3 to allow teams to elect to enforce on the succeeding try or on the succeeding free kick an opponent's personal or unsportsmanlike conduct foul committed during a touchdown.
6. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 15, Section 2 for one year only to expand the reviewable plays in instant replay to include fouls for pass interference; also expands automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any Try attempt (extra point or two-point conversion).
6a. By Competition Committee; to amend Rule 15, Section 2 for one year only to expand the reviewable plays in instant replay to include all fouls for pass interference, roughing the passer, and unnecessary contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture; also expands automatic replay reviews to include scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul, and any Try attempt (extra point or two-point conversion).
7. By Kansas City; Amends Rule 16 to (1) allow both teams the opportunity to possess the ball at least one time in overtime, even if the first team to possess the ball in overtime scores a touchdown; (2) eliminate overtime for preseason; and (3) eliminate overtime coin toss so that winner of initial coin toss to begin game may choose whether to kick or receive, or which goal to defend.
8. By Denver; Amends Rule 6, Section 1, Article 1 to provide an alternative to the onside kick that would allow a team who is trailing in the game an opportunity to maintain possession of the ball after scoring.
9. By Washington; Amends Rule 15, Section 2 to subject all plays that occur during a game to coaches' challenge by teams or review by the Officiating department in the instant replay system.
10. By Washington; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, Article 5 to add review of personal fouls as reviewable plays in the instant replay system.
11. By Kansas City; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, to add review of personal fouls (called or not called on the field) as plays subject to coaches' challenge in the instant replay system.
12. By Carolina, Los Angeles Rams, Philadelphia and Seattle; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, to add review of designated player safety-related fouls (called or not called on the field) as plays subject to coaches' challenge in the instant replay system.
13. By Philadelphia; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, to add scoring plays and turnovers negated by a foul to be subject to automatic review in the instant replay system.
14. By Denver; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, to add all fourth down plays that are spotted short of the line to gain or goal line to be subject to automatic review in the instant replay system.
15. By Denver; Amends Rule 15, Section 2, to add all Try attempts (Extra point or Two-point conversion) to be subject to automatic review in the instant replay system.
16. By Competition Committee; Amends Rule 15, Section 1, Article 5 to allow League personnel to disqualify for both flagrant football and non-football acts.
The following six bylaws will also be discussed:
1. By Buffalo; Amends Article XVII, Section 17.4 to liberalize the rule for reacquisition of a player assigned via waivers.
2. By Competition Committee; Amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 to provide clubs with more roster flexibility during training camp.
3. By Competition Committee; Amends Article XVIII, Section 18.1 to provide teams more effective access to players during the postseason.
4. By Competition Committee; Amends Article XIV, Section 14.3(B)(8) to make the tiebreaking procedures fairer for the selection meeting.
5. By Competition Committee; Amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 to provide additional roster spots during the preseason.
6. By Competition Committee; Amends Article XVII, Section 12.3 to offer more roster flexibility.
And lastly, there are two resolution proposals up for discussion as well.
The Eagles additionally submitted a resolution proposal, but later withdrew it.
G-1. By Competition Committee; Amends the Anti-Tampering Policy to permit an interested club to contact a Vested Veteran before clubs have been notified of the player's termination via the Player Personnel Notice if (i) the players is not subject to the Waivers System and, (ii) the employer club has publicly announced the player's release.
G-2. By Washington; Amends current League practices regarding teams' post-game officiating inquiries and allow opposing teams to receive the League's post-game responses to any officiating inquiries submitted by either team.
