The NFL competition committee is considering a rule change that would eliminate the chop-block for the 2016 season, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. There were conversations about ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- NFL owners approved a series of minor rule changes Tuesday and saved their more difficult decisions for Wednesday, the final day of their annual meetings. Among the approved rules ...

The illegal chop block on Weber State senior defensive lineman Derek Johnson early on Saturday seemed to set the tone for the rest of the game. Johnson, the 290-pound "heart and soul" of the WSU ...

The NFL has passed a few notable rule changes, including expanding the definition of a chop block and setting the extra-point distance permanently, at the owners meetings in Boca Raton, Fla. All chop ...

Safety has been at the forefront of the NFL for a long time, but especially in the last few years. Special attention has been paid to protecting the heads of all players in the game. But knees are ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — The chop block has been entirely outlawed from NFL games, and extra-point kicks snapped from the 15-yard line are now permanent. NFL owners voted Tuesday to approve both those ...

The Baltimore Ravens, left, and the Pittsburgh Steelers line up for a play in the first half of an NFL football game in Baltimore, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) AP Losing to the Ravens ...