Player safety, roster flexibility and game efficiency were the primary themes of many of the new adopted rules and bylaws for the 2017 National Football League season, which were announced Tuesday at the annual league meetings in Phoenix.
In all, eight new rule changes, three new bylaws and one resolution will immediately go into effect.
Approved 2017 Playing Rules Proposals
- By Philadelphia; Prohibits the “leaper” block attempt on field goal and extra point plays.
- This prohibits a player from running and jumping across the line of scrimmage during a field goal or extra point attempt, and was submitted for player safety reasons.