Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
Yesterday, the NFL owners got together to vote on some rule changes for the 2025 NFL season. Some of these appear to be changes for the better, while others don’t seem to be all that helpful. Let’s take a look at all of them here and see what’s changing for the Minnesota Vikings and the 31 NFL teams that don’t matter as much.
Touchbacks on Kickoffs Will Now Be Brought to the 35-Yard Line
I assume this means the kickoffs that land in the end zone without hitting the “landing area” and bouncing through, similar to there being differences in placement last year.