PLAYING RULES PROPOSALS (all submitted by competition committee)
1. Permit the kicking team to declare on onside kick at any time during the game.
2. Eliminate the kicking team's incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.
3. Modify the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone. (Reduce the minimum number of receiving team players in the setup zone with their front foot on the setup line from six to five. Also proposing bumping number of receiving team players in the setup zone without their front foot on the setup line from three to four, but never more than two players in each of the three areas within the setup zone bordered by the sidelines and inbounds lines.)
4. Allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field. (The incident with DK Metcalf in Detroit last year is a key reason for this proposal.)
5. For one year only, allow the NFL officiating department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game, in the event there is a work stoppage involving the game officials represented by the NFL Referees Association.
BYLAW PROPOSALS (all submitted by competition committee)
1. Amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 of the Constitution and Bylaws to permit the NFL office to adjust the procedures and related dates and deadlines for the 53-man roster deadline to accommodate an international game scheduled in the first week of the regular season.
2. Amends Article XVII, Section 18.1 (B) of the Constitution and Bylaws to establish the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend as business days to provide teams with personnel notices during the first weekend after the roster reduction.
3. To permit players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform to open a player's 21-day practice window after the team's second game of the regular season.
RESOLUTION PROPOSALS
1. By the Steelers: To make permanent the change implemented during the 2025 season that permits teams to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective unrestricted free agent during the two-day negotiation window, and to permit teams to make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms.
2. By the Browns: To allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.
THE ASYLUM
Proposals to be voted on at annual meeting
PLAYING RULES PROPOSALS (all submitted by competition committee)
1. Permit the kicking team to declare on onside kick at any time during the game.
2. Eliminate the kicking team's incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.
3. Modify the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone. (Reduce the minimum number of receiving team players in the setup zone with their front foot on the setup line from six to five. Also proposing bumping number of receiving team players in the setup zone without their front foot on the setup line from three to four, but never more than two players in each of the three areas within the setup zone bordered by the sidelines and inbounds lines.)
4. Allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field. (The incident with DK Metcalf in Detroit last year is a key reason for this proposal.)
5. For one year only, allow the NFL officiating department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game, in the event there is a work stoppage involving the game officials represented by the NFL Referees Association.
BYLAW PROPOSALS (all submitted by competition committee)
1. Amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 of the Constitution and Bylaws to permit the NFL office to adjust the procedures and related dates and deadlines for the 53-man roster deadline to accommodate an international game scheduled in the first week of the regular season.
2. Amends Article XVII, Section 18.1 (B) of the Constitution and Bylaws to establish the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend as business days to provide teams with personnel notices during the first weekend after the roster reduction.
3. To permit players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform to open a player's 21-day practice window after the team's second game of the regular season.
RESOLUTION PROPOSALS
1. By the Steelers: To make permanent the change implemented during the 2025 season that permits teams to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective unrestricted free agent during the two-day negotiation window, and to permit teams to make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms.
2. By the Browns: To allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.
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