NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has proposed a rule change that will mean that defensive players will no longer be allowed to sack the quarterback next season.

The rule, which is meant to aid the safety of the players, has been greeted with great enthusiasm from Broncos’ QB, Peyton Manning.

Talking to press, Manning said: ‘I personally think that this is the best idea Roger Goodell has ever had. I just wish they would implement it for the Super Bowl this Sunday.’

Other aging QBs like Tom Brady and Drew Brees have also offered their support for the rule change but defensive players haven’t been quite so keen. Von Miller offered his opinion: ‘Damn, we can barely touch them as it is. They might as well just make the NFL flag football and have done with it.’

On hearing Miller’s outburst Roger Goodell fined him $120,000 and told his advisors to look into the feasibility of rebranding the league into the National Flag Football League.

The team owners will meet during the offseason to discuss this proposed rule change as well as several other matters including: suspending Cam Newton for having fun, moving seven more teams to LA by 2019, moving eight teams back from LA when they all fail to attract crowds, and reducing the defensive side of teams to just four players.