NFL Competition Committee Announces 2016 Rule Proposals

March 17, 2016   ·   Matt Fitzgerald   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL competition committee announced proposed rules changes for the 2016 season on Thursday. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported the proposals will be considered next week. 
Among the proposed rules, a prominent theme is instant replay and challenges. The Baltimore Ravens are among those lobbying for teams to have three challenges.
Baltimore—who also proposed players wear vests on their jerseys with numbers appropriate for their positions, probably in response to a particular situation—wants coaches to have three challenges outright.
The Minnesota Vikings and Washington Redskins are hoping to eliminate the requirement that coaches have to succeed in their first two challenges to earn a third one.
Washington also put in a couple of other key bids, including for personal foul penalties to be eligible plays for review and cutting overtime from preseason games. The Buffalo Bills went a bit further on the review front, requesting coaches can challenge...

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