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NFL’s new kickoff rule is here to stay with a slight tweak. What else is changing? Owners voted in April to make the dynamic kickoff permanent. By The Associated Press Wire Service Jul. 30, 2025 ...
That means getting back into NFL mode, and while that means a lot of different things for different people, for fans of ...
With that in mind, for 2025 the league has amended the new kickoff procedures by moving the ball out to the 35-yard-line after a touchback, up from the 25-yard-line last year.
“The committee just wants to try that for a year, see if the percentages of recovered onside kicks gets up to a little bit more in the 10-12% range, which is historically where it’s been and ...
Here is what you need to know. Changes to kickoff and onside kicks In the 2024 season, when a touchback was called, a team would start out with the ball on their own 30-yard line. This year, a ...
NFL official Alex Moore spoke to Nashville media about the changes, which will impact kickoff, onside kicks, replay assists, overtime and penalties. Here is what you need to know.
The league was mostly pleased with the experimental kickoff put in place for 2024 that led to the rate of kickoff returns increasing from a record-low 21.8% in 2023 to 32.8% last season, while ...
The league was mostly pleased with the experimental kickoff put in place for 2024 that led to the rate of kickoff returns increasing from a record-low 21.8% in 2023 to 32.8% last season, while ...
Under last season’s dynamic kickoff rules, touchbacks were moved from the 25-yard line to the 30-yard line. This offseason, touchbacks were moved up again for the 2025 season and beyond.