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Momentum exists for NFL overtime rule change, but 24 votes 'not ... (ESPN)

NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said that while there is "a lot of momentum" for changing the league's overtime rules, "24 votes is not easy ...

It is the "fewest number of proposals I've seen in a while," McKay said. The existing rule allows a team to win on the first possession of overtime if it scores a touchdown, an outcome that dominated discussion in January after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs. The overtime proposals constitute two of the three rule proposals that owners will consider next week. Since the current requirement for an opening-possession touchdown was instituted for the 2012 regular season, teams winning the coin toss have won 50% of the time, according to league data. In a conference call, however, McKay warned reporters about the difficulty of getting the necessary 24 votes from owners to change a rule. The Tennessee Titans, meanwhile, proposed a tweak that would implement mandatory possession for each team unless the team that has the first possession scores a touchdown and converts a successful 2-point attempt.

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There's momentum to change the NFL's overtime rule as owners ... (CNBC)

NFL owners are prepping for another round of debates about the league's overtime rules, which came under renewed scrutiny after the playoffs.

The entity operates NFL Network, NFL RedZone, NFL.com and NFL's international property. The rule change proposed by the Colts and Eagles could have an impact on competitiveness. On March 16, CNBC reported a decision around the $2.5 billion media package would likely come during the 2022 season. Yet should the league change Rule 16, McKay hinted the Titans' proposal would make more sense. This year, owners will debate the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles' proposal that requests possessions for both teams in overtime, regardless of whether a touchdown is scored on the first possession. The NFL last modified the overtime rule at its March 2010 meetings in Orlando, when it changed to the current format for playoff games. On a call with reporters on Friday to discuss the proposals, McKay, the chairman of the NFL's Competition Committee, said "data and analytics" support a change to Rule 16. Seven of those victories came on the first drive, including the Chiefs' win. And if there's a turnover, the first team to score wins. Critics of the overtime rule said the Bills should have had a chance to match the Chiefs' touchdown, resulting in a new push to change the rule. NFL team owners will also debate amending Rule 16 – known as the overtime rule. There could be something in the works, too.

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NFL to discuss proposals for overtime rule changes: 'There's a lot of ... (USA TODAY)

NFL leaders will consider different proposals to mull overtime rule changes after the issue resurfaced this past postseason.

I don’t know that’s right, but that’s the way I think as a committee, I’m kind of articulating what I’ve heard over the years, those would be the discussion points about the idea of a set time." "I think the reason we’ve avoided the set time idea is the idea that you’re certainly adding more plays. "We loved the traditional format of sudden death," he said. "We thought that was the best format for overtime there was. The Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles made a simple proposal to allow both teams an opportunity to possess the ball in overtime. "Offense has progressed a lot," he said.

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Proposals to change NFL OT rules on table but called 'a big hill to ... (Buffalo News)

I'll hold off on what my vote is, but I do think there's a lot of momentum to have a change,” said Rich McKay, Atlanta Falcons president and the NFL's.

After the draft and through June 30, the employer club is required to grant permission for another club to interview and hire a non-high-level executive or non-secondary football executive for a secondary football executive position. If both teams are guaranteed a possession, will teams go for the two-point conversion in overtime, regardless of how the rule is written? Under the straightforward proposal by the Colts and Eagles, if one team has more points than the other after each team has had one overtime possession, then the game is over. Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said at the NFL scouting combine last month the Bills would be happy with a rule change that applied only to the postseason. “The reason we didn’t as a committee put one forth,” McKay said on a media conference call Friday, “is because we felt like with these two proposals there’s going to be the potential for an amendment on the floor if somebody wants to change either one of these, and these encompass the major discussion, which is should both teams be guaranteed a possession? Indianapolis and Philadelphia have sponsored a proposal to allow both teams an opportunity to possess the ball in overtime.

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Notes: NFL releases third rule change proposal for 2022 (prideofdetroit.com)

The other two proposals were submitted by three teams and involve overtime rules. By the Indianapolis Colts and the Philadelphia Eagles: “Allow both teams an ...

The crew over at detroitlions.com offersa list of second-year Lions to watch. The NFL then required a touchdown in the first possession to win without the other team even touching the football. Before the 2010 postseason, all a team needed was a field goal to win. Many felt the coin flip determined the outcome. Josh Allen and the Bills offense never took the field. These rule changes will be discussed at the upcoming NFL annual meeting, where clubs will vote on the potential new rules.

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Palmer Colony Days rebranded as Braided River Festival in historic ... (Alaska's News Source)

Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ailis Vann announced this week that the summer celebration started by the Matanuska Colony's original ...

“Just from my personal viewpoint, it would be very appropriate to kind of have that connection to the past as well.” The early-summer festival soon took on the name “grotto lunker festival,” Dinges said. “The only thing that’s changing is the name,” Vann said. Since the press release was issued Thursday, Vann said the chamber has received over 200 phone calls and emails — both in support of and in opposition to the rebranding. “We’re looking at it from a place, instead of just one aspect of the place.” She said the chamber had been approached about the name for over a year and wanted to more fully represent all aspects of the history of Palmer.

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Is a Change to 'Exchange' Definition Key to Bitcoin ETF Approval? (Blockworks)

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts, fund groups weigh in on potential implications of the SEC's proposed amendment on prospects for bitcoin ETF.

Grayscale Investments is trying to convert its Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) to an ETF. Public comments have rolled in from investors and crypto companies executives, many of which supporting the move. The SEC’s rules do not require that the market for the underlying spot commodity be regulated and subject to surveillance agreements prior to approving an exchange-traded product (ETP), he explained. “The listing exchange has not met that requirement here.” “I continue to think the SEC can and will approve a bitcoin ETF prior to redefining what an exchange is.” Instead, the agency requires that there is a “regulated market of significant size” that can be surveilled as a way of gaining proxy surveillance of the market as a whole. “The proposal to broaden the definition of an exchange would force crypto platforms to comply with SEC rules, potentially satisfying the agency’s oversight concerns.”

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Overtime modification heads list of NFL rule change proposals (Pats Pulpit)

A total of five proposals were brought forward, with two of them dealing with one of the most discussed matters in the game today: overtime rules. Whereas the ...

The Titans’ proposal, meanwhile, would have forced New England to go for a two-point conversion after each of the touchdowns. Kansas City won the coin toss and drove for the game-winning touchdown; Buffalo’s high-powered offensive attack did not have a chance to respond and therefore lost the game. Just one week later, however, the Chiefs’ season ended in overtime — despite them winning the coin toss yet again. However, that number increases to 83.3 percent in the playoffs: 10 of 12 overtime postseason games since the 2011 rule change were won by the team correctly predicting whether the coin would show heads or tails. If no TD is scored either on offense or by the opposing defense, a field goal would be enough to win the contest from the second possession on. With the NFL’s annual owners meeting taking place in Palm Springs next week, the league’s clubs and competition committee were asked to propose potential rule or bylaw changes to be voted on.

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NFL Considering Change To Overtime Rules: Fans React (The Spun)

“On a NFL competition committee call with chairman Rich McKay and others. McKay says there is a lot of momentum for changing overtime rules. It's more, which of ...

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