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Steelers' Mike Tomlin on Possible OT Rule Changes: 'I Don't Fear Sudden Death'

The Philadelphia Eagles and Indianapolis Colts have proposed a rule change to the league's overtime system this offseason, guaranteeing each team a possession in extra time, while the Tennessee Titans proposed that each team receive an overtime possession unless the first team to get the ball scores both a touchdown and a two-point conversion.

NFL owners will decide between adopting one of those changes and keeping the current system intact. But Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, who is one of 10 members on the NFL's competition committee, told reporters Monday he remains in favor of the league's previous sudden-death format:

"To be quite honest with you, I'm a sudden-death advocate.