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 The league owners, meeting Tuesday in San Francisco, approved the
competition committee's proposal to snap the ball on extra-point
kicks from the 15-yard line. The ball previously was placed on the 2
and conversions rarely failed.
On two-point conversion attempts starting in the 2015 season, the
ball will still be placed at the 2, but the defense will now be
allowed to return an interception or a fumble to the other end zone
for two points. A blocked point-after try also can be returned for a
score. A similar rule is in place in college football.
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he will swallow his
personal pride for the greater good of the entire league and not
appeal punishment handed down after Ted Wells' Deflategate
investigation. The Patriots were fined $1 million, stripped of two
draft picks and quarterback Tom Brady was suspended four games.
Kraft's decision has no effect on Brady's appeal.
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The NFL Players Association, which filed an appeal of the league's
four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
for his role in Deflategate, formally requested that commissioner
Roger Goodell move to recuse himself from the review hearing.
Goodell rejected the NFLPA's request that an independent arbitrator
hear the case last week, according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello.
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The NFLPA asked a federal judge to hold the league in contempt for
its disciplinary action in the case of Minnesota Vikings running
back Adrian Peterson.
The NFLPA filed a motion in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on
Tuesday in a 24-page document that included the request for a
hearing with U.S. District Court Judge David Doty.
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Former San Francisco 49ers president Carmen Policy was hired to lead
the relocation efforts of the San Diego Chargers and Oakland
Raiders.
Policy, who also served as Cleveland Browns president and CEO before
he sold a minority stake in the team in 2004, was hired to lead a
push for relocation and stadium projects in the Los Angeles area.
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Quarterback Derek Carr sat out the Oakland Raiders' organized team
activities with an undisclosed injury.
ESPN reported that Carr hurt his right ring finger and that surgery
might be needed, causing him to miss all of the OTAs.
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The Buffalo Bills have all six members of their 2015 draft class
under contract after second-round pick Ronald Darby signed a
four-year deal worth a reported $4.6 million.
The Bills announced the signing but did not disclose financial
terms.
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The New Orleans Saints released veteran kicker Shayne Graham, who
was due to earn a $970,000 base salary in 2015.
The Saints have former Buffalo Bills draft pick Dustin Hopkins on
the roster and signed second-year kicker Zach Hocker following a
tryout at the team's rookie minicamp.
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The San Diego Chargers agreed to a one-year deal with right tackle
Joe Barksdale.
Barksdale, 27, has started 29 games over the past two seasons for
the St. Louis Rams, but was not re-signed after the team used a
second-round pick on Wisconsin's Rob Havenstein.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed guard Antoine Everett and waived
injured tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi. Everett was an undrafted free
agent from McNeese State.
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The Kansas City Chiefs signed four free-agent players and waived
three players, the team announced.
The Chiefs signed running back Keshawn Hill, center Daniel Munyer,
guard Melvin Meggs and tackle Kelvin Palmer. They waived fullback
Manasseh Garner, tight end Earnest Pettway and guard Charles
Sweeton. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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