NFL Experimenting in Pro Bowl With Bizarre New Rules Proposals for Kickoffs, Onside Kicks and False Starts

The Pro Bowl doesn't really generate much excitement among NFL fans, and the league is apparently looking to address that problem for the 2020 edition at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on Sunday.

The NFL intends to use the Pro Bowl as an experimental ground for potential future rule changes. The league's officiating office disclosed two new tweaks that will be implemented on Sunday.

After a scoring play, teams will have the option of either giving the opposing squad the ball at their 25-yard line, OR they can take the rock at their own 25-yard line and try to convert a 4th & 15. Huh?

Should that team fail to convert, then they will concede a turnover on downs and the opposition will take over possession at the dead ball spot. This rule is supposed to manifest an alternative to onside kicks, which have been virtually impossible to recover following the kickoff revision in 2018.

If you think that alteration is bizarre, just wait for this next one, which concerns false start penalties.

Let's say a receiver flinches and lifts one of his feet off the ground. He will NOT be flagged for a false start so long as his other leg remains partially on the ground, and he resets both feet prior to the snap.

It goes without saying that these proposals will take some getting used to. As if fans needed any more reason not to tune in to the Pro Bowl, right?