The NFL is using a match very little invest into, the Pro Bowl, as a testing ground for potential rule changes. For 2020's Pro Bowl, they will test two new rules.
On Sunday, the NFL will test out new options for what happens after a successful field goal or try attempt with no kickoff, with those rules being, via NFL Officiating:
- Team A may elect to give Team B the ball at Team B’s 25-yard line, beginning a new series of downs with a first-and-10.
- Team A may elect to take the ball at its own 25-yard line for a fourth-and-15 play. If Team A is successful in making a first down, Team A will maintain possession and a new series of downs will continue as normal. If Team A is unsuccessful in making a first down, the result will be a turnover on downs and Team B will take possession at the dead ball spot.
The NFL will test out ways to remove the kickoff entirely. Considering it's one of the most dangerous plays in sports, doing so may be best for the game.
The NFL will also tinker with false start changes. The Pro Bowl rules are a bit more lenient.
- It is not a false start if a flexed, eligible receiver in a two-point stance who flinches or picks up one foot, as long as his other foot remains partially on the ground and he resets for one second prior to the snap. A receiver who fits this exception is not considered to be “in motion” for the purposes of the Illegal Shift rules.
- It is not a false start if all 11 offensive players have been set for at least one full second and any flexed, eligible receiver breaks his stance by picking up both feet.
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