The tush push lives for now, what other new rules were adopted by NFL?

The NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, wrapped up Tuesday with a few rules changes

but not the big moves most expected. That doesn't mean those proposed changes are dead, just that more discussion is needed

The headliner was the Green Bay Packers proposed ban of the Tush Push play

No vote was taken. The proposal was tabled for further discussion, perhaps at the next owner's meetings, in May

Banning the play made famous by the Philadelphia Eagles was reported to have just seen

16 of the 24 votes needed. The Buffalo Bill, so used it second most in the league after the Eagles

believe it's a player safety issue, and they would like it banned. The owners want to see more data in that regard

It's two things. It's force, added force, number one, and then the posture of the players, you know, being asked to execute that type of play

that's where my concern comes in. Another potential rule that was tabled

the Detroit Lions proposal that would change. the way teams are seated for the playoffs

After the number one seed with a buy and home field advantage, the other teams would be seated by record

with no advantage given to teams that win their divisions. Several new rules, however, were adopted Tuesday

The new kickoff setup is now permanent after last season's trial run with one slight change

The touchback spot has been moved from the 30 up to the 35 line which the league expects will increase returns A new overtime rule now gives both teams a possession regardless of whether the first team scores a touchdown just like the playoffs

And there were several new features added to replay assist, including first down measuring and the ability of replay officials to pick up flags

thrown for things like face mask violations, running into a roughing the kicker and horse collar tackles

There was also news on the free agent front. The biggest fish still out there is quarterback Aaron Rogers, but maybe not for long

Tuesday, Steelers President Art Rooney talked about some positive signals leading to Rogers joining the team

such as pictures posted on social media of Rogers throwing to new Steelers receiver D.K. Metcalfe on the UCLA campus over the weekend

Yeah, I would say it was a good sign that he wanted to do that. And, you know, we keep hearing that, you know, he's, I guess, headed in our direction

And so that seems to be all signs of positive so far

Rooney did acknowledge it has taken longer than expected to get a commitment from Rogers

and that they will not wait forever, just, quote, a little while longer

One possible but not so exact deadline could be the NFL draft, which begins April 24th

Teams usually like to have their major free agent signings wrapped up by then in order to know where to focus during the draft

For Straight Arrow News, I'm Chris Francis