Though the new format led to a slight uptick in action, with an average of 32.8 percent of kickoffs returned in 2024, coaches ...

Few things in football are as important as the kickoff. The first and second halves begin with kickoffs, and they are implemented after every scoring play where time remains. In the NFL, kickoffs have ...

A new NFL season is set to begin with last year's experiment on the new kickoff becoming permanent with a new tweak and several other changes in rules and officiating. The league also will implement ...

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Monday morning to lament the NFL's new-look kickoff rule, which changed in 2024.

There's the low ankle sprain punter Corey Bojorquez sustained against the Baltimore Ravens. There's the concussion return specialist DeAndre Carter suffered on the opening kickoff of the game.

Expanded replay, kickoffs, and adjustments to overtime are some of the notable rule changes for the 2025 NFL season. A new virtual measurement is also being implemented to mark the distance needed for ...