The Pittsburgh Steelers signed Cordarrelle Patterson in response to the NFL changing the kickoff rules, but will they even last? The league’s proposal to radically overhaul the kickoff is only operational under a one-year trial basis, subject to further approval. So far, the early results from the first week of the preseason haven’t offered much enthusiasm for an enduring solution.
Even Patterson himself sounds unsure of the future of the play—and of the current state of the play itself. He has talked about having mixed feelings about it in the past, though now he actually gets to work it.