Earlier Thursday, NFL owners voted against replacing the onside kick with a 4th-and-15 attempt:
"I would say we're open to thinking about whether there's something we can do with the kickoff in a more traditional setting that might allow onside kicks to have a better chance of happening," Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II reasoned. "But this one was just a little bit too much of a gimmick. Coach [Mike] Tomlin and I just didn’t like the idea."
Atlanta Falcons CEO and president Rich McKay also offered insight:
Below is exactly what was voted on:
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