"Pageantry of the game is so badly hurt": Donald Trump calls puts Roger Goodell on the spot over NFL's controversial kickoff rule

The NFL and Roger Goodell Are Providing a Blueprint for Tussling With Donald Trump

The President would like to use the league for political gain, but the owners and the commissioner haven’t been willing partners.

“It's so demeaning”: Donald Trump blasts NFL’s new kickoff rule, urges Roger Goodell to bring back football’s traditional excitement

NFL News: Donald Trump has voiced strong disapproval of the NFL's new kickoff rule, deeming it \"terrible\" and \"demeaning\" to the game's tradition and excitement

Trump calls into ESPN show on Veterans Day to rip ‘demeaning’ NFL rule

‘I hate the kickoff in football. I think it’s so terrible, I think it’s so demeaning. I think it hurts the game and hurts the pageantry,’ Trump told host Pat McAfee

"Pageantry of the game is so badly hurt": Donald Trump calls puts Roger Goodell on the spot over NFL's controversial kickoff rule

Donald Trump has been a vocal critic of the NFL's "dynamic kickoff" ever since it was introduced in 2024, and he did not miss a chance to condemn it again on Tuesday.