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

It's hard to think of a more exciting time in sports than the NFL playoffs where the best football teams in each division duke it out for a chance at Super Bowl glory. However, there has been some criticism of the format over the years,