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NFL Approves Rule Change Moving Ball to 25-Yard Line After Fair Catch on Kickoffs

NFL owners approved a new rule Tuesday for the 2023 season that will result in the ball being placed on the receiving team's 25-yard line when they call for a fair catch inside their own 25 on a kickoff or safety kick.

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero tweeted the entire breakdown of the new rule, which will initially be in place only for the 2023 campaign:

Tom Pelissero

Here's the full proposal owners approved today. <a href="https://t.co/GcmLgGljw2">pic.twitter.com/GcmLgGljw2</a>

Pelissero noted that the new rule was "unanimously opposed" by NFL special teams coordinators, likely because it will make kickoff returns even less frequent.