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 ...

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 ...

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 proposals by the ...

While most of the focus has been on protecting the head, the NFL is also making strides to protect the lower bodies of its ...

Jets vs Saints had a player-safety moment in the Saints game that will get attention beyond the final score, as New York Jets guard John Simpson was flagged for an illegal chop block in Sunday’s ...

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 ...