BOSTON -- For the last decade-plus, the NFL has tried to alter the kickoff to try to increase player safety without ...
The kickoff was once one of the most exciting plays in the NFL. However, with all the injuries over the years, rules were adopted that minimized the kickoff in recent years. On Tuesday, the NFL ...
When the NFL kicks off the 2024 season, it's going to look drastically different. Earlier this offseason, owners approved a new kickoff rule for the upcoming year, which will feature up to 19 ...
NFL owners voted to pass a new kickoff rule created by the XFL in 2020, shining a spotlight on the importance of spring football. Wednesday was a historical day not just for the NFL, but for ...
Xavier Worthy's record-setting time in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine could make him an intriguing candidate to be a kickoff returner under the NFL's new rule. (Michael Conroy/AP) The new ...
When NFL owners voted to change the rules on kickoff returns, they might have also tweaked the 2024 draft landscape. The one-year trial, which the league will revisit after 2024, offers the ...
The league saw a total of just 587 kickoff returns (1.1 average per game) during the 2023 regular season, with the Bolts having 18 as a team (17 by returner Derius Davis). Ficken pointed out how ...
The new NFL kickoff rule change this season makes the kickoff return and subsequent coverage the most exciting it’s been in over a decade. It also gives the Bucs a new way to approach it with ...
Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft ...