NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports the NFL owners have passed a rule enabling them to “correct clear and obvious misses” by on-field officials from the NFL Officiating Department.

31 March 2026

This is, of course, in the event that there’s a work stoppage involving the NFL Referees Association. Probably says a lot about what is expected to happen that this rule was passed, don’t you think? It’ll be the first time that New York is able to overrule things on the field on their own with video evidence. The owners also approved allowing teams to kick onside kicks at any time during the game, eliminating the incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of bounds when kicking off from the 50-yard line, and modifying the kickoff alignment requirements for the receiving team players in the setup zone.