NFL owners pass many rule changes
NFL owners pass many rule changes
League officiating chief Dean Blandino and his staff in New York will make the final decisions on those calls, with input from the referee, who in the past was the ultimate arbiter.
[...] at the league meetings, owners extended bringing touchbacks on kickoffs to the 25-yard line for another year; eliminating “leapers” trying to block field-goal or extra-point tries; added protections for defenseless receivers running their routes; and made permanent the rule disqualifying a player who is penalized twice in a game for specific unsportsmanlike-conduct fouls.
Changing procedures for returning a player to the active ranks from lists such as physically unable to perform, non-football injury or non-football illness.
The Browns re-signed defensive lineman Jamie Meder, who blocked a late field-goal try to give the team its only win last season. ...
The Eagles agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defensive end Chris Long, who won a Super Bowl last season with New England.