Bleacher Report · Mar 22, 2016
NFL Competition Committee Announces Rule Changes for 2016 Season
The NFL Competition Committee approved seven new proposals for the 2016 NFL season Tuesday, making all chop blocks illegal and permanently moving the line of scrimmage on extra points to the 15-yard line.
Ian Rapoport of NFL.com shared the new rules:
These proposals have been adopted just now by the clubs -- chop blocks are illegal, PATs permanently are at the 15 pic.twitter.com/LIEHOjif23
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 22, 2016The majority of all chop blocks were already illegal, though until Tuesday, two players aligned next to one another on the line of scrimmage were still allowed to utilize the technique.
