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 ...

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The NFL owners are at it again — there are new kickoff rules and even some around when penalties can be called. We've got the information football fans need to know! The NFL just wrapped its annual ...

A small tweak to the kickoff rule led to a big increase in kickoff returns in the first week of the 2025 NFL season. Teams returned 75.6% of kickoffs in Week 1 for the highest rate in any week since ...

There are some notable differences around the NFL for the 2026 season. The Detroit Lions faced some tough choices on cutdown day this season. Detroit will enter Week 1 without a few of their defensive ...

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to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The league is continuing its efforts to refine the play by tweaking its kickoff rule ahead of the ...