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As for the backfield players, nothing really changed there. In the past a team couldn't play with more than 4 in the backfield because they were required to have at least 7 on the line. Well oftentimes, as FBullock pointed out, teams would get caught in shuffling players in and out and only had 10 players on the field. They'd line up with 6 on the line and 4 in the backfield and then get tagged with a flag for the illegal formation. By having 1 less player that didn't seem fair since they haven't gained any advantage.
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