It's a rule change that's been brewing in the NCAA for a while, with the occasional on-field experiment, but this is the first year it will be available to every team in every game. Why the change? Well, in the past college football teams have relied on sideline signals (either ...
there are probably around eight kickers in the NFL at a level where they can place both traditional kicks and what Judge calls “auxiliary” kicks (squibs, knucklers, etc.) in spots. Teams that have them, then, should be
While many speak of there being two proverbial sides of the ball during an NFL game (offense and defense), the third facet will surely be emphasized a lot more in 2024. This coming season, all 32 teams will experience something different with the arrival of a new kickoff system. Adopted...
Why did the NFL make the change to the "Dynamic Kickoff" in 2024? The NFL is looking to address two things with the new kickoff rules: reducing injury rates on kickoffs while also keeping a play alive that as provided some of the league's most exciting moments (hats off to 2024 Hall ...
Discusses the banning of do-rags and bandanas from being worn by football players during National Football League games.Jet
“There’s going to be a lot of these that might end up occurring where there might not be a flag on the field because it’s so hard for the officials to see it,” said Walt Anderson, longtime referee turned NFL officiating rules analyst. “But you have to have a rule on the books...
NFL owners on Wednesday approved a number of rule changes for the 2021 season, including a proposal to expand the scope of information that replay officials could provide to on-field officiating crews during games.
Anderson expects more rule changes related to concussions will come in future years. Some day, he envisions referees wearing protective helmets. During his training camp tour, Commissioner Roger Goodell addressed another possible change that would reduce concussions -- the end of the three-point stan...
to the traditional leather ball midseason in 2006-07 after players suffered a rash of hand injuries. In Super Bowl LII in 2018, there was much public scrutiny over whether a new catch rule that wound up going into effect the following season was implemented early, though the NFL denied it...
That led to the dramatic change this offseason, with the NFL hoping for a significant increase in the rate of returns from the record-low level of 21.8% last season. For a standard kickoff, the ball is kicked from the 35-yard line with the 10 kick coverage players lined up at the ...