NFL owners agree to major overtime rule change
By ALEX RASKIN
NFL owners have approved a major rule change at the ongoing league meetings in Palm Beach, Florida.
As reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter, the owners voted to change the overtime format, thereby allowing both teams to possess the ball in the extra period.
Previously, the team that received the opening kickoff in overtime could deny the other team possession by scoring a game-winning touchdown on the first drive of the extra frame.
Now, even if the receiving team does score on the opening drive, the kicking team will still have a chance to tie the game on the ensuing possession.
There had been a proposal for a 15-minute overtime, but Schefter is reporting that’s been reduced to 10 minutes.
Patriots CEO Robert Kraft, right, is interviewed at the NFL football annual meetings Tuesday
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