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Cardinals' Arians in favor of new overtime rules

Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY Sports

Bruce Arians fully supports the NFL's decision to reduce overtime from 15 minutes to 10 minutes in the upcoming season.

The Arizona Cardinals head coach, whose team played to a grueling 6-6 tie against the Seattle Seahawks last season, doesn't believe there are any valid arguments against shortening the overtime period, and is welcoming the change.

"Will it lead to more ties? Hell, who knows?" Arians told the Cardinals' official website. "We'll call the game a little differently. But I'm happy with it."

"People are worried about 10-minute drives," he added. "I don't know if I've ever seen a 10-minute drive. I guess there have been a couple. If you get the ball ran on you for 10 minutes, you deserve to lose anyway."

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