2025 NFL rule changes: Tush push ban among 8 proposals ahead of league meetings

The 2025 NFL season could bring the end of the "tush push," the implementation of the playoff overtime format into regular-season games and a shakeup to the postseason bracket.

The eight rule change proposals that will be voted on at the annual league meeting at the end of the month were announced on Wednesday. Not surprisingly, a proposal to ban the tush push headlined the list of potential rule changes. The Green Bay Packers formally proposed getting rid of the play that the Philadelphia Eagles have had a lot of success with over the past three years.

However, there are a handful of other rule change proposals that could dramatically impact the NFL if they're approved at the league meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. All eight rule change proposals will need to be approved by at least 24 of the 32 owners. 

Let's take a look at each of the eight proposed rule changes. 

In their proposal to get rid of the tush push, the Packers want language that prohibits an "offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap."

If approved, the penalty for using the tush push would be a loss of 10 yards, which is the penalty for other infractions in which an offensive player illegally assists the ball carrier.

The Packers referenced "player safety" and "pace of play" in their reasoning to get rid of the rule.

The Detroit Lions want to eliminate offenses from getting an automatic first down if the defense commits an illegal contact or holding penalty. They aren't proposing any changes to how those penalties are called, though.

"Competitive equity. Current penalty enforcement is too punitive for the defense," the Lions wrote in their reasoning for the proposed