As the NFL's only kickoff specialist, Jordan Gay knows he was granted a rare opportunity to stick with the Buffalo Bills the past two seasons. Even after the Bills made a head-coaching change last January, from Doug Marrone to Rex Ryan, and briefly pushed Gay off their roster last October to experiment with other kickers, he remains in Buffalo in a one-of-a-kind role for the current NFL.
When owners last week approved a one-year change to the rulebook that moved the touchback for kickoffs from the 20-yard line to the 25-yard line, it was ostensibly a blow to Gay's value for the Bills.