Tight end Michael Mayer talked openly about flipping the script heading into his second season the NFL. But he isn’t the lone player on the Las Vegas Raiders doing so.
Place kicker Daniel Carlson is flipping the script too, heading into his seventh season in the league. Thanks to the league adopting new kick off rules this coming season, the 29-year-old boot specialist goes from looking for touchbacks to avoiding them unless told to do so.
The Skinny
The XFL will have a distinct influence on the NFL this coming season in the form of the big league adopting a new kick off rule in 2024 modeled after the innovative style its younger cousin used.