NFL owners are meeting in San Francisco at 4:30 p.m. (CT) today to follow up on discussions they had at the Annual Meeting in March, including three proposals for changing point-after-touchdown attempts.
NFL Competition Committee member and Falcons President & CEO Rich McKay said in March that the discussion on what to do after touchdowns was “interesting and lively” and there was a sentiment of creating more of a “football play,” but action was tabled until this already scheduled meeting.
Teams currently have the option of receiving the ball at the opponent’s 2-yard line and kicking the ball from the 10-yard line for a total distance of 20 yards for the extra point or of attempting to get the ball in the end zone by lining up and passing or running the ball or executing a fake to score two points by crossing the goal line.