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Last year's Super Bowl came down to overtime with the Kansas City Chiefs winning 25-22 over the San Francisco 49ers. It was the first overtime postseason game since the 2022 AFC championship game .
The NFL has drastically changed its kickoff rules for this season. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) (Cooper Neill via Getty Images) Even in its 105th season, the NFL is still tinkering with ...
Here is everything you need to know about the changes coming to the NFL for the 2024 season. Kickoffs are radically changing After years of chipping away at the excitement of kickoffs, the NFL is ...
So this is going to be jarring, even if it was needed. The kickoff had become mostly a waste of time as kickers blasted balls through the end zone. Just over 22 percent of kicks were returned last ...
The following rule changes for the 2023 season were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting on March 28: [78] [79] [80] The jersey numbering system was modified to allow the number 0 to be worn by all positions previously allowed to wear single-digit numbers. Placekickers and punters are now allowed to wear numbers 0–49 and 90–99.
In 2017, the NFL shortened overtime from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for regular season games with the intent of reducing the risk of injury. [52] [53] Through Week 16 of the 2024 season, a total of 111 regular season games went to overtime under these rules, 7 (6.3%) of which ended in a tie.
The 2024 NFL league year and trading period started on March 13. On March 11, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2024 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023 contracts and fewer than three accrued ...
The rule will be in play for one season on a trial basis and then be subject to renewal in 2025. NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said the new rule passed by a 29-3 to vote.