One rule proposal that the Detroit Lions made this year at the NFL owners meetings was denied by vote on Tuesday and will not pass. Detroit offered a rule change to stop automatic first downs from being awarded on defensive holding and illegal contact penalties, but it did not get the votes necessary to pass.
Prior to the vote, Lions coach Dan Campbell made his argument for the rule change.
“Really, I felt like where those are most glaring for us—we had a number of these second-and-16, second-and-20, second-and-10, second-and-10, second-and-9, third-and-8—those, specifically,” Campbell said.