Major Rule Changes
- The penalty for an ineligible receiver who touches a forward pass is 15 yards and a loss of down.
- The penalty for an ineligible receiver who is downfield prior to a forward pass being thrown is 15 yards and a loss of down.
- If a kickoff goes out of bounds after only being touched by members of the receiving team, the receiving team takes possession of the ball at that inbounds spot.
- The penalty for a second forward pass during a play is changed from 5 yards and a loss of down to just 5 yards.
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