NFL to experiment with extra points from 15-yard line in preseason
Roger Goodell has spoke about making the extra point more exciting in past months and now the NFL commissioner will get his wish as the NFL will kick extra points from the 15-yard line during the first two weeks of the preseason, according to Bob Glauber of Newsday.
Dean Blandino said NFL will experiment w/ extra points in preseason from the 15-yard line - not the 20 - as announced at owners meetings.
— Bob Glauber (@BobGlauber) April 24, 2014
In March the league tables a proposal that would have moved extra points to the 25-yard line which would have meant kickers would have to be successful from 42 yards out for teams to get the point after touchdown, so this is a compromise to have the new PAT be from 32 yards out.
Blandino said competition committee made recommendation within the past week to have PAT kicks from the 15 instead of the 20.
— Bob Glauber (@BobGlauber) April 24, 2014
The feeling from some clubs about PAT experimentation was that kicks were too tough from 20. Compromise was the 15.
— Bob Glauber (@BobGlauber) April 24, 2014
The first two weeks of the preseason are glorified scrimmages with the starters playing very sparingly, so perhaps this is a means to get viewers to tune in a little more and for a little longer to see how the longer extra points shake out.