Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick will be excited by this news. The NFL is considering getting rid of the extra point since it has become too easy. Here is what Roger Goodell had to say:
“The extra point is almost automatic,” Goodell said. “I believe we had five missed extra points this year out of 1,200 some odd (attempts). So it’s a very small fraction of the play, and you want to add excitement with every play.
“There’s one proposal in particular that I’ve heard about. It’s automatic that you get seven points when you score a touchdown, but you could potentially go for an eighth point, either by running or passing the ball, so if you fail, you go back to six.”
I think this would be a nice way to add some excitement to a now pretty boring part of the action. Most people will probably like this.
Unless you are a kicker.