Peyton Manning Proposes Five NFL Rule Changes

On his ManningCast, Peyton Manning proposed five NFL rule changes: count intercepted Hail Marys as team interceptions rather than charging the quarterback, equalize false start and offsides penalties inside the 10-yard line, eliminate 'targets' as an official statistic, ban batted balls, and introduce on-field instant cash fines for late hits on quarterbacks. He joked about calling Commissioner Roger Goodell, said his brother Eli encouraged the ideas, and the segment was featured in an NFL.com clip. Manning also said the early-2000s Baltimore Ravens defense still 'gives me nightmares,' praising its historic dominance. Separately, the NFL's reinstated emergency third-quarterback game-day designation has entered its third season and been used by fewer than half of teams, with coaches split on its roster tradeoffs and the players' union resisting easier game-day elevations. At the college level, Texas freshman Arch Manning has emerged as a prominent celebrity quarterback, leveraging NIL to amass an estimated $5.5 million in commercial value and national endorsements.