Per Albert Breer ofSports Illustrated, the rule change passed in spite of “aggressive pushback from special teams coaches and players.” A league memo cited “player safety” as the reason for the change, which will be in effect for 2023 only. On Monday,NFL owners approved flex scheduling ...
NFL owners recently met for the annual spring meeting, and among the approved proposals are the ability to flex Thursday Night Football games and the"emergency" third quarterback position. However, the biggest change is to kickoffs. The new rule will give the receiving team the b...
The Big Rule Change for NFL Kickoffs 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 ei...
If there’s still no winner after a fourth overtime period, we get yet another coin toss, with play continuing until a winner (hopefully) emerges. When did the NFL overtime rules change? In 2010, the NFL installed a modified sudden-death overtime system for postseason games. The league e...
In 2017, NFL clubs approved shortening overtime in the regular season to 10 minutes from 15. The rule change was aimed at improving player safety. In 2022, NFL clubs approved a rule that allows both teams to possess the ball in overtime in the postseason. ...
There were only 10 kickoff returns of at least 60 yards in the entire 2023 regular season, down from an average of more than 34 per season from 2001-10 before rule changes to increase player safety started making the kickoff obsolete. That led to the dramatic change this offseason, with ...
McKay said a vote to change the rule would be a "pretty big hill to climb the first time." Yet should the league change Rule 16, McKay hinted the Titans' proposal would make more sense. "If you feel like your defense is tired – you've scored, they've already scored – you have ...
The proposed rule change would require 24 votes for enactment. Last season, the NFL temporarily implemented a rule allowing fair catches on kickoffs, as reported by the Washington Post. In the XFL, kickoffs began from the kicking team's 30-yard line, with players from the kicking team linin...
NFL's top 10 most complete teams for 2023 season NFL Inspire Change contributions reach $300M as league strengthens efforts to advance social justice The emergency quarterback rule came to the forefront this offseason after the 49ers, already riddled with signal-caller injuries, saw starter Bro...
or is returned from the end zone. Any kick that hits in the landing zone must be returned. Fair catches will no longer be allowed. Set up and landing zones do not change after penalties or a safety, only the spot where the ball is kicked changes. Onside kicks will ...