On Wednesday, the NFL announced the full list of rule Playing Rules, Bylaw and Resolution Proposals to be considered for the 2023 season.
2024 Playing Rule Proposals Summary
- By Detroit; amends Rule 15, Section 1, Article 1, to protect a club’s ability to challenge a
third ruling following one successful challenge.
- By Philadelphia; amends Rule 9, Section 2, Article 2, to eliminate the first touch spot after the receiving team possesses the ball.
- By Philadelphia; amends Rule 6, Section 1, Article 1, to permit a team to maintain possession of the ball after a score by substituting one offensive play (4th and 20 from the kicking team’s 20-yard line) for an onside kickoff attempt.
- By Indianapolis; amends Rule 15, Section 3, to permit a coach or replay official (inside of two minutes) to challenge any foul that has been called.
2024 Bylaw Proposals Summary
- By Detroit; amends Article XVII, Section 17.16 (C) of the Constitution & Bylaws, to remove the requirement that a player must spend at least one day on the Active roster following the final roster reduction in order to become eligible to be designated for return.
- By Detroit; amends Article XVII, Section 17.16 (C) of the Constitution & Bylaws, to provide clubs with an unlimited number of designated for return transactions in the postseason.
- By Buffalo; amends Article XVII, Section 17.3 of the Constitution & Bylaws, to expand the Standard Elevation rules to permit clubs to elevate a third player from its practice squad who is a bona fide quarterback to be an Emergency Third Quarterback.
- By Pittsburgh; amends Article XVI, Section 16.6 of the Constitution & Bylaws, to move the trading deadline to the Tuesday after Week 9 games.
- By Cleveland, Detroit, New York Jets, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington; amends Article XVI, Section 16.6 of the Constitution & Bylaws, to move the trading deadline to the Tuesday after Week 10 games.
2024 Resolution Proposals Summary
- By Buffalo; to make the injury reporting rules for players who do not travel with
their clubs to games away from their home city competitively fairer.
- By Jacksonville; to make available the “working box” Hawk-Eye replay feed in
the coaches booth.
- By Philadelphia; to require game clocks to display tenths of seconds for the final
60 seconds of each half.