The Lions have proposed a big new rule change for the 2025 NFL season, and many fans are firmly aligned with the reigning NFC North champions.

The league shared a memo on Wednesday that detailed proposed rule changes from several teams, and the document showed that Detroit wants to eliminate automatic first downs as a penalty for defensive holding and illegal contact.

Currently, those types of infractions result in a five-yard penalty and a first down for the offense, though the Lions hope that latter part is removed from the game.

The proposal was shared on X by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and many fans made it clear that they were behind the idea.

‘FINALLY!!! The automatic first down is the biggest advantage defensive penalty … I’ve never understood why the offense gets 3 free new sH๏τs,’ one replied. ‘Hope this happens.

‘Ok the Lions are finally cooking with something here,’ another said.

Dan Campbell and the Lions want to see first down penalties for defensive holding removed

The Packers have also proposed to ban the ‘tush push,’ which is frequently used by Philly

‘I agree with this,’ a third added. ‘When its more than 10 yards to get a first down this penalty should just be enforced and replay the down.’

And a fourth exclaimed, ‘This better pᴀss!!!’

Other fans, meanwhile, suggested that the change could allow defenses to get away with excessive contact on offensive opponents. 

In their proposal, the Lions said that the current first down penalty for defensive holding was ‘too punitive for the defense.’

The Packers and Eagles also proposed rule changes, with the former looking to ban the ‘tush push,’ a proposal which Green Bay GM Brian Gutekunst previously confirmed.

The Packers cited ‘player safety’ and ‘pace of play’ as reasons to ban the short-yardage play, which has been frequently and often successfully used by the Eagles in the last few years.

The Super Bowl champions also proposed changing the regular season overtime rules to allow both teams to possess the ball, which is how the postseason is currently set up for overtime.

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Currently, if a team scores a touchdown on the first possession of a regular season overtime, the game is over, while the other team has a chance to match or better them if they fail to score or kick a field goal.

The Lions also made an interesting proposal regarding the league’s playoff seeding format.

Detroit wants the postseason seeding rules to allow wild card teams to be seeded higher than division winners if they have a better record.

Currently, all four division winners in each conference are guaranteed a top four seed; the Lions want seeds two through seven to be determined strictly by their win-loss record.

While Detroit won the NFC North (and the No. 1 seed in the conference last season) with a 15-2 record, their division rivals, the Vikings, had to settle for the No. 5 seed despite going 14-3.