That's huge. The kickoff play has long been one of the most dangerous in football, but these changes have made a noticeable difference in player safety — something the league has been desperately trying to improve for years. While the rule changes are only in place for this season, the p...
For those who haven’t been paying as close attention, we can start with a refresher. The proposal that was voted through calls for the kicker to kick off from his own 35-yard line, with the rest of the kickoff team having one foot on the return team’s 40. The return team will ha...
To boost kickoff returns while minimizing high-speed collisions. In 2023, only 22 percent of kickoffs were returned, with no returns during any of the 13 kickoffs in Super Bowl LVIII. The league's goal is to improve returns without increasing the concussion rate, as recent rule changes were...
In Thursday night's game, there were 11 kickoffs, nine of which went for touchbacks. The new rule brings a touchback to the 30-yard line instead of the 25, so the offenses got a 5-yard boost. The two returns, both by the Chiefs, didn't provide much spark.Carson Steeletook the fi...
The changes were put in place because kickoffs were the most dangerous plays with the high-speed collisions contributing to concussions. The hope is the new rule will increase the number of returns without making it more dangerous as the new return will be more similar to a regular...
This year's preseason injury data is also the first to reflect the new Dynamic Kickoff rule. With the new rule in place, 70% of kickoffs were returned in the preseason while player speeds on the play decreased approximately 20%. The injury rate on returns d...
As a result, NFL drives are expected to start closer to the 30-yard line, out from the 25-yard line under the old rule. Uncertainty. In 2023, 88% of drives after kickoffs started between the 21–30-yard lines. In the new format, variability is expected on both sides of that ...
The most dramatic rule change coming to the NFL this season is undoubtedly the league's new procedure for kicking and returning kickoffs. In 2023, the league hit its lowest-ever levels of kicks actually returned by the receiving team (teams opted for either fair catches or downing the kick ...
Chicago coach Jim Dooley told theChicago Tribuneafter the game that offensive line coach Abe Gibron had reminded him of the obscure fair-catch kick rule a few plays earlier. Sports Kickers tackling? You’ll see them forced to try under new NFL kickoff rules ...
新的kickoff rule鼓励回攻，这哥们主打RB/WR，酋长可能想让他试试特勤组能不能起作用？