This was reported in the New York Post, so as always, take it with a grain of salt:

Nothing is definite, but the league confirmed yesterday that its Competition Committee is discussing implementing a hybrid of the college and pro overtime rules.

The potential NFL change would guarantee both teams a possession in overtime unless the first team scores a touchdown. If the first team kicks a field goal, the other team would get the ball with a chance to win on a touchdown or extend the game with a field goal.

Now, people think that the overtime system is heavily flawed, but upon closer inspection, the team that wins the coin toss ends up winning the game something like 53% of the time.  So there’s an advantage in starting with the ball, but it’s not nearly as large as everyone thinks.  Still, in the interest of fairness, a rule change wouldn’t be such a bad idea.  I wouldn’t complain.

But what does this proposed rule change really accomplish?  If the “sudden death” aspect of the overtime rules is what’s considered unfair, this doesn’t do much to change that, as the team who loses the coin toss may still find itself without ever getting a shot on offense.  Either adopt the college rules completely or keep the rules the way they are – this hybrid does nothing except create another way for a team and its fanbase to feel jipped for losing the coin toss.