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2019 Rule Change Proposals Seek To Make Everything Reviewable, End Onside Kick, Alter OT Rules

There are nine rule proposals submitted by clubs for the first round of Owners Meeting this year, including two apiece from Kansas City, Washington and Denver. Almost all of them concern the replay and review system in one way or another—with two major exceptions.

Arguably the biggest rule proposal is the first one issued by the Kansas City Chiefs, whose principle purpose is to amend Rule 16 concerning overtime to remove the part of the rule that states that a team scoring a touchdown on its opening possession would end the game. The proposal also seeks to eliminate overtime in the preseason and to do away with the overtime coin flip, reverting to the winner of the original coin flip.