Lions Realize They’re Playing For 2nd
This is interesting: The #Lions proposed a bylaw change that would allow wild card teams to be seeded higher than division winners based on record.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 19, 2025
This would’ve been helpful to the rival #Vikings last year, and could be a factor in future years in competitive divisions…. pic.twitter.com/cKs1JBGJU9
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
Never happen...
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
To me it's madness this isn't already the case. But sure, change it a year after it we needed it. Lions clearly think the division is going to be another dog fight and they could easily be the victims of it next time.
MaroonBells wrote:
To me it's madness this isn't already the case. But sure, change it a year after it we needed it. Lions clearly think the division is going to be another dog fight and they could easily be the victims of it next time.
Lions. Won’t. Make. The. Playoffs.
I said what I said.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
Shakespeare
The Los Angeles Chargers made a similar proposal in 2023, but it did not receive much support. Any NFL team can make a rule change proposal for consideration by owners. The proposals require at least 24 votes to be approved, but owners are generally more likely to approve proposals that are endorsed by the competition committee rather than individual teams.
Owners are scheduled to meet March 30-April 2 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Other club proposals for changes to rules, bylaws and resolutions include:
A previously reported attempt to ban the tush push short-yardage play the Philadelphia Eagles have used in recent years, submitted by the Green Bay Packers. The rule would prevent players from pushing a teammate that is "lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap."
A proposal that would eliminate the automatic first down that comes with an illegal contact or defensive holding penalty, submitted by the Lions, who led the league last season with 11 flags for defensive holding.
A submission from the Eagles to give both teams a guaranteed possession in overtime during the regular season, aligning with current rules for playoff games.
A resolution from the Pittsburgh Steelers to allows some direct contact between pending free agents and teams that are pursuing them during the three-day negotiating window that precedes the opening of the league year.
A change submitted by multiple teams that would allow preparing K-balls that are used for kicking before game day as teams are allowed to do with the balls that are used on other plays.
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Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
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