Possible NFL rule changes proposed

[Gunzlingr]

Don't expect a lot of rule changes at next week's NFL owners meetings in Phoenix.

The NFL Competition Committee, which concluded an eight-day meeting in Naples, Fla., isn't in favor of expanding the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams. The committee is split on whether to alter the overtime rules. It would be the committee's preference to wait until the 2004 season to make any adjustments to instant replay.


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[Cntrygal]

Owners to vote on OT

The NFL has chosen one proposal for changing its overtime rule: allowing each team at least one possession if a game is tied after regulation.

Whether the league adopts the change at its annual meeting in Phoenix next week remains a big question.

"I can't make a prediction on that. It'll be close," Tampa Bay general manager Rich McKay said Wednesday on a league conference call after presiding over two weeks of competition committee meetings that ended with members split on the issue.

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[LtBillsFan66]

They need to simplify the rules. Give the game back to the players and take it from the refs.