Owners rejected an alternative to the onside kick http://www.steelersfootballauthentics.com/benny-snell-jr.-jersey-authentic , voting down the Broncos’ fourth-and-15 proposal that was endorsed by the Competition Committee, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.Denver’s playing proposal would have allowed a team trailing in the fourth quarter an opportunity to maintain possession of the ball after scoring. The trailing team could have opted for one chance per game to convert a fourth-and-15 play from its own 35-yard line. It would have given teams a better chance at keeping the ball than with an onside kick.Owners, though Zach Gentry Jersey , said no despite the Competition Committee voting 7-1 in favor of the rule change. The Alliance of American Football has a version of the rule that allows a team trailing by 17 or more points at any point in the game or a team trailing by any amount with fewer than five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter the option to try to convert a fourth-and-12 play from its own 28. If the team gains 12 or more yards on that one play, it keeps possession. If it doesn’t, the other team takes possession. Former NFL linebacker Duane Benson died Saturday at age 73 after a five-year battle with cancer L.J. Collier Jersey , according to Rochelle Olson of the .Benson played 10 seasons for the Oakland Raiders, Atlanta Falcons and Houston Oilers before joining the Minnesota Senate in 1980. Benson was a member of the 1967 AFL championship Raiders team that lost to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II.“The Raiders family is saddened by the recent passing of Duane Benson, who was drafted by the Silver and Black in 1967 and played linebacker for 10 pro seasons http://www.seahawksfootballauthentics.com/marquise-blair-jersey-authentic ,” the Raiders said in a statement on Monday. “Benson was a member of the Raiders�? 1967 AFL Championship team. The hearts of the Raider Nation are with the Benson family at this difficult time.”Benson appeared in 121 games during his career with three interceptions.Benson serves in the state senate from 1980 to 1994 with a stint as senate minority leader. Recently he was appointed to the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority which oversaw the building and operation of U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.