President Trump has repeatedly criticized the NFL's revised kickoff rule, which has most of the players frozen in place while the ball makes its journey from the kicker's toe to the return ...

The new kickoff formation has made it even harder to recover onside kicks. Which makes it even harder for a team trailing by multiple scores to close the gap. Which is going to renew discussions about ...

The NFL has finalized a major rule change following the conclusion of the 2025 Spring League Meeting, which wrapped up today in Minneapolis. Among several updates voted on by team owners, Playing Rule ...

The NFL made a significant change to its kickoff in 2024, instituting the "dynamic kickoff" to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The ...

The NFL spent years managing the injury risk presented by kickoffs by minimizing the play. In 2025, the NFL went the other way, moving the touchback point from the 30 to the 35 in an effort to ...

The new kickoff formation introduces a factor that seems to be overlooked, by many. The Panthers seemed to completely disregard it last night. After the 49ers took a 17-3 lead in the third quarter, ...