This year's Annual League Meeting will take place this Sunday, March 29 and run through Wednesday, April 1. As always, plenty will be up for discussion by way of proposed playing rules, bylaws and resolution proposals.

Here are the proposals expected to be voted on by owners next week.

Playing Rules Proposals (all submitted by competition committee)

1. Permit the kicking team to declare on onside kick at any time during the game.

When the dynamic kickoff format was first implemented in 2024, onside kicks were only permitted in the fourth quarter when a team is trailing. Last year, the league changed it so that a trailing team could declare an onside kick at any point.

2. Eliminate the kicking team's incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line.

Last year's rule incentivized the kicking team to kick the ball out of bounds from the 50 because it gave the receiving team the ball on the 25 rather than the 35 for a touchback. The new proposal would have touchbacks spotted on the 20 instead of the 25.

3. Modify the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone.

The committee seeks to reduce the minimum number of receiving team players in the setup zone with their front foot on the setup line from six (current rule) to five. The committee is also proposing bumping number of receiving team players in the setup zone without their front foot on the setup line from three to four, but never more than two players in each of the three areas within the setup zone bordered by the sidelines and inbounds lines.

4. Allow league personnel to consult with on-field officials when considering disqualifications for both flagrant football acts and non-football acts without being called on the field.

Under this proposal, for actions not called on the field, if designated members of the Officiating department determine prior to the next legal snap or kick that such action is flagrant, they may consult with the on-field officials regarding a potential disqualification of the offending player. The penalty would be disqualification from the game if actions are found to be flagrant.

This proposal comes after Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf wasn't ejected from a game after getting into an altercation with a heckling fan; the replay center could not eject Metcalf because the on-field officials didn't see the play when Metcalf swiped at the fan, so they did not throw a flag.

5. For one year only, allow the NFL Officiating Department to correct clear and obvious misses made by on-field officials that impact the game, in the event there is a work stoppage involving the game officials represented by the NFL Referees Association.

The context here is labor talks between the league and the referees' union reportedly being at an impasse, which could potentially lead to replacement officials being used.

Bylaw Proposals (all submitted by competition committee)

1. Amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 of the Constitution and Bylaws to permit the League office to adjust the procedures and related dates and deadlines for the final roster reduction to accommodate an international game scheduled in the first week of the regular season.

This would give the league the ability to move the 53-man roster deadline (roster cutdown day), which is currently the Tuesday after the final preseason games, to accommodate a Week 1 international game. This one is especially worth following for Rams fans, given the team's Week 1 game against the 49ers in Australia.

2. Amends Article XVII, Section 18.1 (B) of the Constitution and Bylaws to establish the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend as business days to provide clubs with personnel notices during the first weekend after the roster reduction.

This would permit the 24-hour waiver period for players to go into effect on those days rather than waiting until Monday.

3. To permit players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform to begin a 21-day practice period after the club's second game of the regular season.

In other words, allowing players on the Reserve/PUP list to have their practice window opened after Week 2. While players would still have to miss four games before they can be put back on the active roster, it would allow them to return to practice sooner – under the current rule, players must miss their team's first four games before they can return to practice.

Resolution Proposals

1. By the Steelers, to make permanent the change implemented during the 2025 season that permits clubs to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective Unrestricted Free Agent during the Two-Day Negotiation Period, and to permit clubs to make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms.

Self-explanatory, but essentially, Pittsburgh is asking what was adopted on a trial basis last year to become permanent.

2. By the Browns, to allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.

Also self-explanatory. Current rules only allow draft picks to be traded up to three seasons in the future. Rams president Kevin Demoff has been publicly supportive of this rule change.