“Flagrant” in these rules does not necessarily imply malice on the part of the fouling player or an intention to injure an opponent.Ĭopyright © 2023 by the National Football League. The word “flagrant,” when used here to describe an action by a player, is meant to indicate that the degree of a violation of the rules-usually a personal foul or unnecessary roughness-is extremely objectionable, conspicuous, unnecessary, avoidable, or gratuitous. It is not meant to connote illegality under any public law or the rules or regulations of any other organization. Where the word “illegal” appears in this rule book, it is an institutional term of art pertaining strictly to actions that violate NFL playing rules. Member clubs of the League may amend the rules from time to time, pursuant to the applicable voting procedures of the NFL Constitution and Bylaws.Īny intra-League dispute or call for interpretation in connection with these rules will be decided by the Commissioner of the League, whose ruling will be final.īecause inter-conference games are played throughout the preseason, regular season, and postseason in the NFL, all rules contained in this book apply uniformly to both the American and National Football Conferences. This edition of the Official Playing Rules of the National Football League contains all current rules governing the playing of professional football that are in effect for the 2023 NFL season. 15-1-2 | Expands the Replay Official’s jurisdiction to allow for automatic review of a turnover on downs after a failed fourth down attempt.Removes the “butt, ram or spear” language from Article 8 and incorporates those actions into the revised Impermissible Use of the Helmet article. 12-2-8 and 10 | Clarifies the Use of the Helmet rule.12-2-6 and 9 | Changes the definition of a launch from a player who “leaves both feet” to a player who “leaves one or both feet”.12-2-14 | Makes the penalty for tripping a personal foul (15 yards).10-2-4 | Puts the ball in play at the receiving team’s 25-yard line if there is a fair catch on a free kick behind the receiving team’s 25-yard line.9-1-1 | Makes the penalty for illegal punts, drop kicks, or placekicks a loss of down and five yards.8-7-4 | Makes the penalty for handing the ball forward to an ineligible receiver behind the line of scrimmage a loss of down and five yards.4-8-2 | Prevents the offense from benefitting by an extension of the half as a result of their foul. 4-6-3 4-7-4 | Makes the adjustment of the play clock following an Instant Replay reversal consistent with other timing rules.Allows kickers and punters to use any jersey numeral between 0-49 and 90-99. 5-1-2 | Permits the use of zero (“0”) as a jersey numeral for certain positions.Download a printable PDF of the 2023 NFL Rulebook.
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