The league announced Tuesday afternoon that the owners voted to approve seven new rules during the league meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.
The most notable changes are that all chop blocks are now illegal, and the line of scrimmage on an extra point will be permanently moved to the 15-yard line. The league moved back the extra points last year on a one-year trial basis, but decided to make it permanent after deeming the experiment successful.
The approval of the seven new rules Tuesday is just a portion of the rules proposals up for vote this year, the ownership will vote on the rest Wednesday morning.