US EditionHere's how the new NFL rules on kickoffs and overtime will work
- The NFL made permanent changes to kickoffs, increasing the touchback line from the 30 to the 35-yard line, hoping to boost return rates from 32.8% last season to 60-70% this season.
- The NFL reported a 43% drop in concussions and a significant reduction in lower-body injuries on kick returns during the trial kickoff rules.
- Regular season overtime rules now allow both teams a chance to possess the ball, even if the first team scores a touchdown.
- The NFL expanded its replay assist system to review certain penalties, including facemask violations, ensuring a more objective approach to officiating.
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The Morning Journal
Here’s how the new NFL rules on kickoffs and overtime will work
By JOSH DUBOW The one-year trial version of the dynamic kickoff in the NFL led to an uptick in the return rate that wasn’t quite as much as the league had hoped. Now the new form of the kickoff that is more like a scrimmage play is permanent with a change for 2025 that the league hopes will lead to a significant increase in returns. Owners voted Tuesday to move touchbacks on kicks from the 30 to the 35 in hopes that more teams will kick the ball…
The Billings Gazette
Explainer: How the new NFL rules on kickoffs and overtime will work
The one-year trial version of the dynamic kickoff in the NFL led to an uptick in the return rate that wasn't quite as much as the league had hoped.
NFL Makes Controversial Kickoff Rule Change That Is Sure to Change the Game
Sick of seeing the ball sail over the head of your team's kick returner? Tired of no returns and starting drives at the 25? Well, the NFL has enacted a rule change that should fix that. The post NFL Makes Controversial Kickoff Rule Change That Is Sure to Change the Game appeared first on Breitbart.
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