- NFL overtime to be reduced

A number of changes have been approved for the 2017/18 NFL season, including the shortening of overtime from 15 to 10 minutes.

This change has been introduced with the aim of improving player safety, with the proposal initially presented to NFL owners at the Annual League Meeting in March.NFL team owners approved shortening overtime in the preseason and regular season from 15 to 10 minutes at the Spring League Meeting in Chicago on Tuesday. The approval comes after the proposal was initially presented to owners during the Annual League Meeting in March.

As NFL Network's Judy Battista pointed out, the rule change is aimed at improving player safety. There have been concerns about the number of additional plays teams undergo while playing a full 15-minute overtime period, especially when one of the teams is subject to playing its next game on a short week.

Some teams were initially concerned the condensed time period would limit their ability to control the ball during the extra frame, but it appears those worries have eased, at least for now.

Other changes approved at the Spring League Meeting include not penalising most player celebrations. According to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the league is "relaxing rules on celebrations to allow players more room to have a fun after they make big plays."

Also, instead of reducing from 90 to 75 players, there will only be one deadline that will cut each roster down to 53 players.

Finally, two players per season will now be eligible to return to practice if they have been on IR for at least six weeks. Currently it is just one.
According to nfl.com: "The move gives teams greater roster flexibility and a chance to have their best players on the field for important late-season games."

Other changes for 2017 approved by team owners at the Spring League Meeting:

1. The NFL will no longer penalize or fine most player celebrations. In a letter to fans, Goodell wrote the league is "relaxing rules on celebrations to allow players more room to have a fun after they make big plays."

2. The first roster cut-down deadline has been eliminated. Instead of teams cutting from 90 to 75 players, there only will be one deadline to cut to 53-man rosters.

3. Two players are now allowed to return off injured reserve instead of one. Under the new rule, two players per season are eligible to return to practice if they had been on IR for at least six weeks. They can return to games eight weeks after being put on injured reserve. The move gives teams greater roster flexibility and a chance to have their best players on the field for important late-season games.

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