Back to the New England Patriots Newsfeed

Expanded use of jersey numbers among approved NFL rule changes for the upcoming season

The NFL offseason often brings change as, in addition to the draft and free agency, the competition committee and individual teams propose rule changes to modify the game before each season. This year, 11 total rule changes were proposed and today we have seen multiple of those proposals pass.

Amongst the rule changes that passed were Chicago’s point-after-touchdown proposal, the Los Angeles Rams’ double forward pass proposal, and Kansas City’s jersey number expansion proposal. The specifics of each of them were shared by Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated:

Here are the Chiefs', Rams', and Bears' rules proposals that were passed today by the league.