CHICAGO — NFL owners voted Tuesday at the league's spring meeting to reduce the length of overtime from 15 minutes to 10 minutes. The change was instituted with player safety in mind.
Shortening the overtime period theoretically lessens the number of plays in which players are subjected to injury. Owners don't think the change will lead to an increase in ties. There has been an average of one tie per season over the past five years, including two during the 2016 season.
But, after changing the overtime rules in 2010 to give each club a possession if the team that gets the ball first doesn't score a touchdown, will this latest modification offset that?