According to Green Bay Packers head coach Rich Bisaccia, teams expect mid-season amendments to the NFL’s kickoff rule changes, once the league sees the unintended consequences of the play. This offseason, the NFL approved its XFL-style kickoff, which will prevent either side of the kicking game from moving until the returner fields the ball. The NFL is hoping that these rule changes revitalize the kickoff, which has been deemed a dangerous play due to high collisions and also a boring play because of the volume of touchbacks.
The Packers were one of the few teams that actually voted against the rule change this spring, with president Marky Murphy claiming that the club wanted to test out the kickoff in the 2024 preseason before reevaluting the play for 2025 regular season action.