The NFL has two new officials' mechanics to help speed up the game.
Here's what I'm looking for as I zebra watch this year.
A rule change disallows teams to intentionally commit multiple fouls during the same down designed to manipulate the clock.
The receiving teams gets an extra five yards on kickoffs downed in the end zone.
The 10-second runoff rule receives a slight modification.
The era of the leaping kick blocker is over.
Game officials have a three-day assignment at each camp to review new rules and points of emphasis for the upcoming season
An obscure illegal substitution that fell under the category of unsportsmanlike conduct will now be issued following a warning.
In the recently released NFL rulebook, a note has quietly been added to Rule 12-4-1 regarding the disqualification provision
A list of the actions passed by the owners at their 2017 Spring Meeting in Chicago.
What was left in will still have complaints of the "no fun league." And, Roger Goodell will continue to be booed.
Hope you are ready for some ugly ties in 2017.
Live updates of the rules proposals that passed or failed at the 2017 Owners Meeting.
Liveblog coverage of the Competition Committee announcement of new rules proposals
For the 2017 season all replay reviews will be centralized in the league's gameday command center and decided by the senior vice president of officiating.
A proposal to "fix" overtime has caught many by surprise.