The Detroit Lions spearheaded a brand new third quarterback rule final yr, and the crew is sponsoring 4 proposals this spring, together with ones to push again the commerce deadline and modify injured reserve.
The Lions are certainly one of six groups together with the Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Commanders who proposed transferring the commerce deadline to the Tuesday after Week 10 video games.
At present, the commerce deadline is the Tuesday after Week 8 of the common season.
The bylaw proposal is designed to offer “golf equipment with extra roster choices, particularly because it pertains to participant accidents,” and to extra intently align the NFL commerce deadline with the deadlines for different main sports activities leagues.
The Pittsburgh Steelers have submitted a separate proposal to maneuver the commerce deadline again one week to the Tuesday after Week 9 video games.
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All enjoying guidelines and bylaw proposals are scheduled to be voted on on the NFL’s annual spring assembly March 24-27 in Orlando.
Final yr, the Lions submitted a proposal to permit groups to decorate a 3rd quarterback for video games and never have that participant depend towards its gameday roster. The proposal was modified and handed in time for the 2023 season.
Together with the commerce deadline proposal, the Lions need homeowners to permit groups to retain their third problem if certainly one of their first two challenges is profitable – at the moment, groups get a 3rd problem provided that their first two challenges are profitable – and proposed giving groups a limiteless variety of designated-for-return transactions within the postseason and eliminating the rule a participant should spend at the very least in the future on the energetic roster following roster cuts to be eligible to return from injured reserve.
Underneath the present guidelines, groups can return eight gamers from injured reserve or the nonfootball damage or sickness lists per season, together with the postseason, and provided that these gamers are on the 53-man roster after coaching camp cuts.
NFL groups additionally will contemplate guidelines modifications to permit any foul to be challenged and talk about modifications to the kickoff guidelines on the assembly.
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