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NFL League Meetings Will Cover Overtime Rules Proposals
NFL league meetings begin on Sunday. One of the biggest topics heading in to this year’s meetings is overtime rules.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on Friday that NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said there’s a “lot of momentum” around changing the overtime rules.
On a NFL competition committee call with chairman Rich McKay and others. McKay says there is a lot of momentum for changing overtime rules. It’s more, which of the two proposals? And can they get 24 votes on the first crack? Possible, but a challenge.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 25, 2022
Right now, the overtime rule sparking the most controversy is that both teams do not necessarily get possession of the ball if the first possession results in a touchdown.
The Colts, Eagles and Titans submitted proposals in terms of changing the overtime rules this offseason. The Colts and Eagles proposed allowing both teams in overtime to possess the ball. The Titans proposed something a bit different—both teams can possess the ball in overtime as long as the first team with possession doesn’t score a touchdown and a two-point conversion.
2022 club rules proposals are in. Competition Committee proposals to follow next week.
— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) March 16, 2022
Check out what was proposed: pic.twitter.com/Z1iAYcfHnW
However, Rapoport mentioned that McKay did not specify which of the two proposals will be considered during the league meetings. The NFL Football Operations Twitter account did include both proposals in its post about what topics will be discussed.
The Competition Committee’s proposal is in — bringing us to three rules change proposals for the 2022 season.
— NFL Football Operations (@NFLFootballOps) March 25, 2022
During the upcoming @NFL annual meeting, clubs will vote on the potential new rules. Learn more about the process: https://t.co/zs12kSDUPE pic.twitter.com/aSKVUYnTjG
The proposal would need 24 votes during these meetings in order to be passed.
Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.