NFL ownership is currently holding its spring meeting in Minneapolis, and one of the first items on the agenda was voting on potentially modifying the league’s rules and bylaws.
Among the proposals on the table was the introduction of a third emergency quarterback. The idea behind it is quite simple: give teams more flexibility at the most important position in the sport.
The league’s owners indeed voted to approve this proposal, which in turn will amend Article XVII, Section 17.3 of the NFL’s constitution and bylaws. The newly added portions of the bylaw now read as follows:
Each club may also designate one emergency third quarterback from its 53-player Active/Inactive List (i.