NFL Proposes Rule Changes for 2026

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome in. This is NFL News today, where football meets AI. The Tush push play looked doomed after the Eagles ran it multiple times to beat the Chiefs, 20-17 at Arrowhead in week two. Officials struggled to call it right with replay showing early movement, but now defenses across the league are shutting it down cold. Just 12 months ago, it failed to vote short of getting banned outright, yet it's nowhere on the list of rule-changed proposals for the annual. Teams like the Chiefs stuffed at a few times that night, and short yard of success rates have dropped league-wide. Kansas City won't face Philly this year after five straight match-ups, including two Super Bowls, but they'll see the bills for a seventh-year running. And Buffalo's got their own twist on the sneak with Josh Allen at Highmark Stadium. Chiefs fans remember Patrick Mahomes dislocating his kneecap on a QB sneak back in 2019, so they haven't tried it since. Now with Justin Fields and Kyra's Tonga in the mix, Andy Reed and the crew might cook up

1:01a Chiefs version from the lab. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and Chris Jones still got a game plan against it. With Ref Contract talk stalled, the Competition Committee dropped two Bay proposals for 2026 to handle potential replacement officials. One lets league staff advise on disqualifications for dirty plays not called on field. The other allows the NFL office to fix clear errors by refs for one year only if there's a work stoppage. Clark Hunt will huddle with his coaches and GM Brett Veach before voting on kickoff tweaks like any time onside kicks and better alignments. Plus, buy laws to lock in free agent video calls and trades up to five seasons out. The league keeps evolving these wrinkles to keep the game tight.