NFL Owners advanced through their business efficiently this week in Arizona and were able to vote on several 2017 Playing Rules Proposals on Tuesday.
Ownership voted to ban players from leaping over the line of scrimmage during field goals and extra point attempts, approving a proposal that had been submitted by Philadelphia. Elimination of that play is designed to increase player safety.
The NFL did not make any expansions to the use of replay by coaches, which was suggested in multiple proposals. The league did, rather, vote to streamline the use of replay to a handheld tablet that will be viewed by referees before the final decisions are made from a centralized location.