The NFL is making changes this season from start to finish, from so-called dynamic kickoffs to the way some defenders finish tackles. Even casual observers will notice the difference in kickoffs, aone-year changeaimed at making the play safer and more relevant. The new rules put the majority...
Kickoff returns are up to 32 percent this season, a solid jump from the 20 percent return rate in 2023. That's the kind of increase the league was hoping for when it pushed the new rules into play. What's even more encouraging is the drop in injuries. NFL executive vice president Jeff...
The NFL is introducing new kickoff rules for the 2024 season, and the Dallas Cowboys are putting in the extra work to make sure their special teams unit is prepared. On Sunday, the Cowboys were working on their returns and Pro Bowl return specialist KaVontae Turpin took the opportunity to s...
As the NFL enters its 105th season, it will start its first with the new dynamic kickoff rules. With the NFL Kickoff Game upon us, NFL research wanted to bring light to the new kickoff rules while attempting to answer any lingering questions.
Dungy: New kickoff rules will limit kick returnsAugust 1, 2024 11:21 AMTony Dungy joins the Dan Patrick Show to breakdown the NFL's new touchback rules, discuss the start to the preseason, and Caleb Williams' potential with the Bears....
The DPS crew thinks the total number of kickoffs returned for touchdowns will increase after seven of eight kickoffs were returned in the Hall of Fame game, the first real look at the NFL's new kickoff rules. Up Next 0:56 Bet it in a Minute: Commanders-Bucs in Wild Card ...
Perhaps the rest of Week 1 will put the "dynamic" into the NFL's new kickoff rules. In the 2024 season opener between the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, the league debuted its newDynamic Kickoff rule, aimed at breathing life into the play while also making it ...
Here’s my live reaction to the NFL Dynamic Kickoff courtesy of — Sam Schwartzstein (@schwartzsteins)August 2, 2024 “So far, I feel like it kind of protects guys a little bit more,” Tyler toldESPN. “Guys aren't getting a full head of steam coming down the field, taking shots on...
Mike Florio outlines possible strategies for how teams could approach the new kickoff rule, which leads the rest of the FNIA crew to shed light on how this will evolve throughout the season. Up Next 4:02 Hurts needs to be ‘an aggressive runner’ vs. KC 13:04 Top priorities for G...
The first full weekend of exhibition games featuring the NFL's new dynamic kickoff featured two long returns, a significant drop in touchbacks and mass confusion on an odd play that ended up as a rare safety.