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The NFL is taking a page out of the United Football League's (UFL) book this year.. Ahead of the 2024 season, the NFL decided to completely overhaul its rules for kickoffs and change to a format ...
The NFL's New Kickoff Rules, Explained. Sean Gregory. September 3, 2024 at 12:15 PM. ... There were 13 kickoffs in the game. And 13 dull touchbacks. The NFL is seeking to sack such tedium.
The new kickoff rules prevent that from being a possibility. It's a sacrifice for the many kickoff returns that will be added back to the game. No more hip drop tackle. The NFL eliminated the hip ...
Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again.
The first full weekend of exhibition games featuring the new dynamic kickoff included two long returns, a significant drop in touchbacks and mass confusion on an odd play that ended up as a rare safety. The NFL's goals of increasing the rate of returns and bringing back the threat of big plays were mostly accomplished last weekend. The NFL ...
ORLANDO – By a 29-3 vote, NFL owners approved major changes to kickoff rules for the 2024 season, adopting a version of the play the XFL had used in recent years. Under the new rules, the kicker ...
At the NFL’s Annual League Meeting on March 26, team owners officially voted to approve a new kickoff format, adopting a system that was first seen in the XFL. The vote passed 29-3, per the NFL .
Harrison Butker and the Kansas City Chiefs will be among the first two teams to demonstrate the new NFL kickoff rule in a regular-season game when they face Baltimore on Sept. 5 in the season opener.