ROSEMONT, Ill. -- NFL owners ended two days of meetings in suburban Chicago without agreement on a realignment of the league's divisions.
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue instead appointed a committee to study the issue and make recommendations for 1996 and beyond at the next meetings, scheduled for March.
In the meantime, the expansion Carolina Panthers will begin play next season in the NFC West and the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Central.
The owners also discussed several possible revisions to the rules by which they establish policy. Currently, a vote of 21 of the 28 team owners is required.
Some owners had suggested that three-quarters plurality be retained when the Panthers and Jaguars attain voting rights later this month. Others suggested an easier two-thirds vote.
The issue could have a bearing on how easily a franchise will be able to relocate.
No agreement was reached on the matter, meaning the three-quarters rule will stand; policy matters will require 23 of the 30 teams to agree.
San Francisco Super in '99
The owners awarded the 1999 Super Bowl to San Francisco, which has promised a renovation of Candlestick Park. Miami also had sought the 1999 game.