The NFL is often very slow to make changes to their rules, even when there are compelling arguments to do so. The competition committee, which makes the decisions on such things, has often been guilty of, shall we say, outdated thinking. With members like the New York Giants’ owner John Mara and Dallas Cowboys EVP Stephen Jones, innovative and creative ideas are not exactly going to have an easy time.
However, last year the committee was forced to think way outside the box in trying to deal with the COVID restrictions and impacts.