NFL team owners approved new kickoff rules inspired by the XFL’s rulebook that will be implemented in the 2024 regular season.
On Tuesday, ESPN Senior NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote on X that during the league’s annual meeting, NFL owners voted to approve the rule with hope from the league that it will bring back the excitement of kickoffs while reducing the rate of concussions in the play.
In a followup post, Schefter included a video of what the new rule will look like, showing the way the special teams players will be lined up on both sides of the ball.
“The rule will put the ball on the 35-yard line for the kicking team, with 10 players on the kickoff team lined up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line,” a video from the NFL reported. It noted that a minimum of nine members of the receiving team will line up between the 30 and 35-yard lines, along with other details about…
