One of the more negative side effects to the NFL's new kickoff rule has been what it's done to the onside kick, an already rare but exciting play that had the potential to help teams close the gap in ...

Although the NFL did not vote on the much-discussed “fourth-and-15 alternative” to the onside kick, it did pass a new rule that will make onside kicks easier for the kicking team to recover. The rule ...

The NFL’s Competition Committee did not discuss the alternative to the onside kick during their meeting on Sunday at the Scouting Combine, Mark Maske reports. The dynamic kickoff has essentially made ...

With the NFL’s onside kick setup failing to provide enough drama, executive vice president Troy Vincent suggested last October that changes could be in store in 2026. Replacing the onside kick with a ...

The NFL is taking a page out of the United Football League's (UFL) book this year. Ahead of the 2024 season, the NFL decided to completely overhaul its rules for kickoffs and change to a format more ...

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes ...

ORLANDO – By a 29-3 vote, NFL owners approved major changes to kickoff rules for the 2024 season, adopting a version of the play the XFL had used in recent years. Under the new rules, the kicker will ...

The core impediment is money. The NFL won’t pay what needs to be paid to make officiating as good as it can be. Full-time officials will cost a lot, especially since the officials would have to be ...