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2018 NFL Proposed Rule Changes

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Ten proposed rule changes for 2018 NFL season

Per nfl.com the following 10 rule changes are up for consideration at the owner's meetings.

1. By Competition Committee: Makes permanent the playing rule that changes the spot of the next snap after a touchback resulting from a free kick to the 25-yard line.

2. By Competition Committee: Changes standard for a catch.

3. By Competition Committee: Makes the penalties for Illegal Batting & Kicking the same.

4. By Los Angeles Chargers: Amends Rule 15, Section 2, Article 5 to add fouls for roughing the passer and fouls against players in a defenseless posture as reviewable plays in the instant replay system.

5. By Washington: Amends Rule 15, Section 2, Article 5 to add review of personal fouls as reviewable plays in the instant replay system.

6. By New York Jets: Amends Rule 8, Section 5, Articles 1-4 to change the enforcement for defensive pass interference.

7. By Competition Committee: Authorizes the designated member of the Officiating department to instruct on-field game officials to disqualify a player for a flagrant nonfootball act when a foul for that act is called on the field.

8. By Competition Committee: Conforms the amount of time in which a team must challenge a play if there is a television commercial break following the play in question.

9. By Competition Committee: Eliminates the requirement that a team who scores a winning touchdown at the end of regulation of a game to kick the extra point or go for two-point conversion.

10. By Competition Committee: If there is a turnover, a team may win an overtime game, even though it scores on its second possession.
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Rule 1 seems inevitable, 9 & 10 are no brainer corrections to flaws in existing rules. Besides the catch rule which could consume the discussion, thoughts on the others?
 
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