Three changes in the way the National Football League plays football are helping to give us a good idea of the shape of things to come. Several months ago, the Competition Committee adopted a new rule banning ball-carriers from lowering their helmets into oncoming defenders in an attempt to break free of the tackle. (The committee also eliminated the so-called ?Tuck Rule,? which is probably the least controversial thing the committee has ever done, unless you?re a Patriots fan.) This week, the NFL announced that the Pro Bowl?the much-ballyhooed all-star game that takes place the weekend before the Super Bowl?will not have kick-offs. And new rules, the New York Times reported this week, have all but eliminated tackling during preseason camps.
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