The Facts: In a move that will cause sweeping changes to NFL offensive strategy for the 2016 season and beyond, owners decided Tuesday at the NFL Annual Meeting to abolish any and all "chop" style blocks. Tuesday's developments show that the league's decision-makers were pleased with the jolt provided by a slightly more difficult extra point as they made it permanent.

Diehards Line: Kickers missed the most extra points in a season since 1977. They also had their lowest conversion rate since 1982. The adjusted extra point worked its way into some of the most consequential games of the season, including Stephen Gostkowski's miss in the AFC title game. The rest of the approved changes from Tuesday are as follows: Offensive and defensive play-callers are able to use the headset communication system whether they are on the field or in the booth; a horse-collar tackle has been expanded to include the area "at the nameplate and above;" a team will be flagged for delay of game if they attempt to call a timeout when they are not able to; the NFL has eliminated the 5-yard penalty for "an eligible receiver illegally touching a forward pass after being out of bounds and re-establishing himself inbounds, and makes it a loss of down;" and the NFL has eliminated "multiple spots of enforcement for a double foul after a change of possession. ..." Other proposed changes will be discussed on Wednesday.