The NFL could expand regular-season overtime to 15 minutes and guarantee both teams the opportunity to possess the ball, if a new rule proposal passes at the upcoming league meeting.
The rule change was proposed by the Eagles, who said that overtime in the regular season should be more like overtime in the playoffs.
The league’s summary of the rule change reads as follows: “By Philadelphia; amends Rule 16, Section 1, to align the postseason and regular season overtime rules by granting both teams an opportunity to possess the ball regardless of the outcome of the first possession, subject to a 15-minute overtime period in the regular season.”
Under current rules, the team that receives the overtime kickoff can win a regular-season game by scoring a touchdown on its first possession. Only in the playoffs would the other team then get an opportunity to score after giving up an opening-possession touchdown, but the proposed rule would make that the case in the regular season as well.
And the current rules also limit overtime to 10 minutes in the regular season. The proposed change would start overtime with 15:00 on the clock, as is the case in the postseason. The difference is that in the regular season the game would end in a tie if the score is still tied after one 15-minute period, while in the postseason there are no ties and the teams keep playing if the game is tied after 15 minutes.
The NFL has released the formal language of the Packers’ proposal to change league rules to outlaw the tush push.
Rule changes will be debated and possibly voted on at the upcoming owners’ meeting, and the Packers’ proposal, which would ban the Eagles’ highly effective version of the quarterback sneak, will get most of the attention.
The NFL’s brief summary of the proposal reads as follows: “By Green Bay; amends Rule 12, Section 1, to prohibit an offensive player from pushing a teammate who was lined up directly behind the snapper and receives the snap, immediately at the snap.”
If the Packers’ proposal passes, Rule 12, Section 1 would be amended to say, “No offensive player may . . . immediately at the snap, push or throw his body against a teammate, who was lined up directly behind the snapper and received the snap, to aid him in an attempt to gain yardage.”
Pushing the quarterback forward on a sneak would become a 10-yard penalty.
For the rule change to pass, it would need 24 “yes” votes. The Packers will obviously vote yes; the Eagles will obviously vote no. If the Packers can convince 23 teams to join them, the tush push will be banned. The Eagles will try to persuade at least eight teams that the way to stop the tush push should be with their defense, not with a rule change.
The Jaguars are adding some depth to their offensive line.
Offensive tackle Fred Johnson will sign a one-year deal in Jacksonville, his agent told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
It will be a homecoming for the 6-foot-7, 326-pound Johnson, who was born and raised in Florida and played his college football for the Gators. Originally an undrafted rookie with the Steelers in 2019, Johnson also played for the Bengals and Buccaneers before signing with the Eagles’ practice squad during the 2022 season and playing in Philadelphia since then.
Last year Johnson played in all 17 games with six starts for the Eagles in the regular season, and then played in all four postseason games as well. Now he’ll compete for a job in Jacksonville.
Murder charges have been filed in connection with the death of a Kansas City-based reporter during Super Bowl week in New Orleans.
Via the Associated Press, 48-year-old Danette Colbert is accused of second-degree murder. The victim was Adan Manzano, a 27-year-old reporter and anchor for Telemundo.
Colbert was arrested last month, charged with allegedly stealing Manzano’s cellphone and bank cards. She has remained in custody since then. The murder charge was added today. A suspected accomplice has been arrested in Florida, on charges of theft and fraud.
The Jefferson Parish coroner told reporters the autopsy found that Manzano died of “positional asphyxia.” He was face down on a pillow and unable to breathe after ingesting alcohol and Xanax.
Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley recognized that there is and will be no direct evidence to prove that Colbert killed Manzano.
“Look, there’s a lot of pieces in this puzzle,” Conley said. “We recognize it’s going to be a circumstantial case.”
The argument apparently will be that Colbert drugged Manzano so that she could rob him, and that he died as a result of the drugging. Whatever the eventual charges that get to a jury, it will not be easy to prove responsibility for Manzano’s death beyond a reasonable doubt.
The key could be the accomplice. If a deal is offered, the accomplice could supply the evidence necessary to show that Colbert is responsible for Manzano’s death, either as second-degree murder or a lesser charge like manslaughter.
Brandon Graham is going out a champion.
The fifteen-year NFL veteran, who spent his entire career with the Eagles, has retired. He capped his career by returning from a torn triceps muscle to play in the Super Bowl LVIII win over the Chiefs.
A first-round pick in 2010, it took Graham several years to become a full-time starter. He made the game-sealing strip-sack of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in Super Bowl LII, and he remained with the team for seven more seasons.
Graham, who visited the ESPN set during the 2024 season, could be eyeing a future in the media, where plenty of players have crafted careers in both traditional and non-traditional ways.
He exits with 206 regular-season appearances, 106 regular-season starts, 76.5 sacks, and 22 forced fumbles.
Brandon Graham, one of the best and most popular players in Eagles history, will make an announcement at the team facility.
That usually means a player is announcing his retirement, although there was no official word from either Graham or the Eagles on the nature of his announcement. The announcement will be made at noon ET on Tuesday.
Graham is about to turn 37 years old and is not currently under contract, having played out his last contract with Super Bowl LIX. He also tore his triceps during that game, the second time he tore the same muscle during the season, which would be another reason he might decide it’s time to retire.
Graham said after the Super Bowl that he wasn’t prepared at the time to make any statements about his future, saying he needed time to talk things over with his wife.
If Graham does retire, he does so as one of the Eagles’ most accomplished players, the team’s record holder for most games played, a two-time Super Bowl winner and a player who left it all on the field, right down to toughing out a bad injury to earn one more ring.
Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson has agreed to a one-year contract extension through 2027, the team announced Monday.
Johnson adds $8 million over the next two years and an additional $30 million in guarantees, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Johnson now will earn $48 million over the next two years, including $40 million guaranteed, per Schefter.
Before his extension, Johnson’s $20 million annual average ranked second among right tackles. He has earned more than $141 million in his career.
Johnson, who turns 35 in May, has started 158 games since he arrived in Philadelphia as a first-round pick in 2013, playing 10,355 snaps.
He has made six Pro Bowls and twice has earned first-team All-Pro.
The Eagles are bringing in a defensive piece from a division rival.
Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Philadelphia is signing linebacker Azeez Ojulari to a one-year deal worth $4 million.
Ojulari, 24, just completed his rookie contract with the Giants.
He was No. 49 on PFT’s list of the top 100 free agents of 2025.
A second-round pick in 2021, Ojulari appeared in 46 games with 30 starts in his first four seasons. He has recorded 22.0 sacks with 21 tackles for loss and 37 quarterback hits in his career.
In 2024, Ojulari tallied 6.0 sacks with seven TFLs and 10 QB hits in 11 games with five starts. He was on the field for 58 percent of defensive snaps and 12 percent of special teams snaps in games played.
After four years with the Jets, offensive lineman Mekhi Becton was viewed as a major disappointment: The 11th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft, Becton missed more games than he played and never developed into the franchise left tackle the Jets wanted him to be.
Then last year Becton signed a one-year contract with the Eagles, moved to guard, and played well enough that last week the Chargers signed him to a two-year, $20 million contract. On his way out, Becton is thanking the Eagles for making him a better player.
“The standard we upheld and the way we showed up for each other every single day, that’s what made this past season the most fun I’ve ever had playing football, and it was all because of the guys in that locker room,” Becton wrote on social media. “To the offensive line, I couldn’t have asked for a better group of guys to go to battle with. Thank y’all for welcoming me in and for setting the standard for showing me what it truly means to prepare to fight through injuries, to push through the pain and to handle business at the highest level. I learned so much just from being around each of you.”
Becton singled out Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland as a man who has made a difference in his career.
“Coach Jeff Stoutland, thank you,” Becton wrote. “From Day One you believed in me, even before I fully believed in myself, you saw something in me, challenged me and pushed me to reach a level I never knew I had. You made me a better player but more importantly, a better man.”
The Eagles helped Becton grow into a better version of himself than the Jets ever saw, and he helped them win a Super Bowl. And the Chargers now stand to benefit.
Parris Campbell is headed to Dallas, the Cowboys announced Saturday.
The deal is for one year, per multiple reports.
The Cowboys will be the fourth team for Campbell in the past four seasons, his third in the NFC East. He spent 2023 with the Giants and 2024 with the Eagles.
He played five games with the Super Bowl LIX champions, catching six passes for 30 yards and a touchdown. Campbell saw action on 140 offensive snaps and nine on special teams.
Campbell, 27, entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Colts in 2019. In his four years with the Colts, he caught 97 passes for 983 yards and five touchdowns.
Campbell’s best season came in 2022 with the Colts where he was the team’s second leading receiver with 63 receptions for 623 yards and three touchdowns.
In his career, Campbell has 123 receptions for 1,117 yards and six touchdowns in 49 games.
He becomes the most experienced wide receiver on the Cowboys’ roster ahead of CeeDee Lamb by one year. He’ll be the second oldest at the position behind KaVontae Turpin (28).
