There were 1,157 more kickoff returns this season, which led to an increase in concussions. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images A year after its players experienced a historically low number of concussions, ...

The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will be ...

The NFL's new kickoff rule was a lot more dynamic in 2025 than in 2024. Nearly three-fourths of all kickoffs were returned in 2025, which the league touted on a conference call today as a good sign ...

The NFL has put the kickoff return back into the game, as demonstrated when Rashid Shaheed began the Seattle Seahawks’ lopsided victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the NFC ...

The NFL’s new kickoff rule was a lot more dynamic in 2025 than in 2024. Nearly three-fourths of all kickoffs were returned in 2025, which the league touted on a conference call today as a good sign ...

Kickoffs in the NFL look very different these days. In the spring of 2024, league owners approved a rule change that massively changed the kick that starts every game and follows every scoring play.