The NFL approved two rule changes for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday. Overtime will now be 10 minutes long and both teams will have an opportunity to possess the ball even if a team scores a touchdown on their first drive. Additionally, replay assist will be expanded to help make determinations on several previously ineligible penalties.
But the biggest development from the team owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida was the announcement that no vote was held on whether the “tush push” play should be banned. The Green Bay Packers originally proposed the rule change that would harken back to the days prior to 2004 when it was illegal for a ball carrier to be pushed or pulled.
The NFL approved two rule changes for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday. Overtime will now be 10 minutes long and both teams will have an opportunity to possess the ball even if a team scores a touchdown on their first drive. Additionally, replay assist will be expanded to help make determinations on several previously ineligible penalties.
But the biggest development from the team owners meeting in Palm Beach, Florida was the announcement that no vote was held on whether the “tush push” play should be banned. The Green Bay Packers originally proposed the rule change that would harken back to the days prior to 2004 when it was illegal for a ball carrier to be pushed or pulled.