Looking at the Eagles-related events of the NFL Owner Meetings
The 32 NFL owners met in Palm Beach, Florida this past weekend to field questions from the media and vote on potential rule changes. A few significant things related to the Eagles went down, so let’s take a look.
The Eagles will wear black alternate helmets this season and “Kelly Green” alternate uniforms in 2023
Jeffrey Lurie announced in an opening statement that the Kelly (brighter) Green jerseys will be returning starting in 2023. Much of the Eagles faithful have longed for the team to bring back the jerseys that were their primary uniforms in the 1990’s. They have not worn them since the 2010 season opener due to a rule change which only allowed one base helmet color per season. The rule has now been updated so that two helmet colors are allowed per year, but the Eagles have already submitted their typical black jerseys as their alternates for this season, so the Kelly Green has to wait until 2023. Instead, the Birds will be adding a black helmet as their second helmet color just for this year to match with the black jerseys, which I think will make the alternate set look even better.
The Eagles’ rule change proposal to allow both teams to possess the ball in overtime was passed
Teams that win the coin toss in playoff overtime are overwhelmingly likely to win the game, which has always been a problem. Multiple attempts to change the OT rules over the years have failed, but the league finally caved after the Bills were denied a chance to possess the ball in one of the craziest playoff games of all time. The vote was nearly unanimous (29-3) and the Eagles’ third attempt at changing the OT rules proved to be the charm, though I doubt that makes the Bills, 2019 Chiefs, or 2016 Falcons feel any better.
Jeffrey Lurie helped produce the documentary that won the Oscar Chris Rock presented after Will Smith slapped him
Photo: Matt Rourke/Associated Press
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