Playing rules, bylaw, resolution proposals for 2026 NFL season

2026 Bylaw Proposals Summary

1. By Competition Committee; amends Article XVII, Section 17.1 of the Constitution and Bylaws to permit the League office to adjust the procedures and related dates and
   deadlines for the final roster reduction to accommodate an international game scheduled in the first week of the regular season.
2. By Competition Committee; amends Article XVII, Section 18.1 (B) of the Constitution and Bylaws to establish the Saturday and Sunday of Labor Day weekend as business days to provide clubs with personnel notices during the first weekend after the roster reduction.
3. By Competition Committee; to permit players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform to begin a 21-day practice period after the club’s second game of the regular season.

2026 Resolution Proposals Summary

1. By Pittsburgh; to make permanent the change implemented during the 2025 season that permits clubs to have one video or phone call with no more than five prospective
   Unrestricted Free Agent during the Two-Day Negotiation Period, and to permit clubs to make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms.
2. By Cleveland; to allow draft selections to be traded up to five (5) seasons in the future.