The proposal by the Lions would allow a wild-card team with a superior record to be seeded ahead of a division winner.

Detroit has also suggested excluding any player from the 90-player roster limit if they are placed on season-ending injured reserve on or before the day when NFL rosters reduce from 90 to 53 players. Players designated for return would be excluded from this rule.

The Lions have submitted three NFL rule change proposals, with the biggest suggestion impacting playoff seeding. Under the rule, Wild Card playoff teams with better records would be seeded above division champions with lesser records. Also among the rule proposal changes was by the Packers for the NFL to ban the Philadelphia "tush push."