The NFL product on the field this Fall could be rather altered if the Competition Committee’s proposed rule changes go into effect at this week’s owner’s meetings in New Orleans.
And those rule changes will basically be an afterthought for the next few days. These aren’t your typical owners meetings.
“The whole focus is going to be on labor,” Packers President CEO Mark Murphy told Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette on Sunday. “Obviously there’s a number of issues related to the health and safety of the players, but the whole focus is going to be how are we going to resolve our labor situation?”
The league’s owners arrived en masse on Sunday. The ownership council took the opportunity to meet in the afternoon in advance of the official meetings starting Monday morning.
It’s safe to say they didn’t discuss the proposed rule to move kickoffs to the 35-yard line just yet.