Expansion for Replay Official
A change will enable the Replay Official or Senior Vice President of Officiating to initiate a review of a play when on-field officials rule an offense failed to reach the line to gain on fourth down.
This will join the following situations that were already allowed: an interception; a fumble or backward pass recovered by an opponent or goes out of bounds through the opponent’s end zone; possession by the kicking team at the end of any free kick or scrimmage down; disqualification of a player.
Owners agreed to change the claiming period for players waived on the Friday and Saturday of the last week of the regular season to the following Monday, which aligns with the period for every other week of the season.
Strength of victory was added as a second tiebreaker to determining priority for waiver claims. Strength of schedule remains the first tiebreaker. If a tie exists after strength of schedule and strength of victory, “the Commissioner will award the contract by lot.”
Owners also agreed to provide additional roster flexibility for postseason teams through a change when their rosters are frozen.
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