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How 2026 NFL Rule Proposals Would Affect the Chargers

NFL teams submitted a handful of 2026 rule and bylaw proposals that will be voted on at the Annual League Meeting later this month 

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The 2026 NFL Annual League Meeting begins later this month in Arizona, and there are now two rule proposals that team owners will be able to vote on.

The pair of proposals have been submitted by Pittsburgh and Cleveland, respectively.

The Steelers have proposed keeping a rule that was recently implemented where teams could have a video or phone call with up to five prospective unrestricted free agents during the legal tampering period.

This allowed teams earlier this month to make travel arrangements with such players upon agreeing to terms on a new contract.

Pittsburgh cited competitive fairness in its proposal submission.

Additionally, the Browns have proposed a rule that would allow draft selections to be traded up to five seasons in the future.

The current rule stipulates that draft picks can be traded up to three years into the future, but Cleveland wrote in its proposal that extending this timespan would give teams "greater roster-building flexibility by expanding the range of future draft assets available for trade."

All proposals must be approved by 75 percent (24) of the clubs to be adopted.

The 2026 Annual League Meeting will take place March 29 to April 1 in Phoenix.

Of note: playing rule or bylaw proposals from the Competition Committee proposals will be announced next week.

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