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Owners OK changes, but re-seeding flops
Jimmy Smith / New Orleans Times-Picayune
PALM BEACH, FLA. -- NFL owners voted to adopt several rules changes Wednesday at their annual meetings, but an idea floated by the league's competition committee to re-seed the postseason playoffs fizzled before it came up for a vote.
Owners eliminated the force-out rule on sideline pass plays (receivers must get both feet inbounds unless they are carried out of bounds by a defender), and they also did away with the 5-yard face mask penalty (maintaining the 15-yard call for any face mask infraction). They added the option for winners of the coin toss to defer their choice to the second half, and field goals and extra-point attempts will be subject to instant-replay review. Full Story – Picayunehttp://www.nola.com/saints/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-4/1207200926309700.xml&coll=1