Which rules are changing for the 2017 NFL season?

Vice president of officiating for the NFL Dean Blandino.This past weekend, we discussed 15 rule proposals and 6 bylaws and 3 resolutions that were being voted on at the NFL’s Annual League Meeting. The results are in:

8 NFL Rule Changes That Passed

The number in parenthesis indicates the original rule proposal number.

Leaping No Longer Allowed on Field Goals (#2): Teams are prohibited from leaping over players in an attempt to block a field goal or extra point. This will now result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Automatic Ejection for Two Certain Unsportsmanlikes (#8): This rule existed last year, and led to three ejections. The rule is now permanent after being on a trial run in…