Among the new rules passed at last week's NFL owners meetings was an important alteration to how the league is going about kickoffs.
Now, instead of bringing the ball to the 20-yard line after a touchback, the offense will get an extra five yards of field position and begin drives at their 25. It's only five yards, what's the big deal, right?
Well, ESPN NFL analyst Matt Bowen explained that it actually is a fairly big deal and could change how teams approach kickoffs.
As Bowen points out, teams are now more likely to search for kickers who won't simply knock the ball out of the back of the end zone.