There are more rule changes coming from the National Football League at this week’s League Meetings in Orlando, but this is one we wanted to focus on with its own story.
After a few years of, seemingly, trying to do away with kickoff returns entirely, the league has adopted some new rules in an attempt to bring the play back and make it part of the game again.
The full list of changes is in this tweet/X from Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network:
Here’s the final summary on the NFL Hybrid Kickoff that owners approved today on a one-year trial basis.