We know the NFL made some noticeable changes to kickoffs as a one-year trial run in 2018. No more of a running start. Nearly the full elimination of any wedge. Putting both sides closer together to reduce the violent collisions that occur when two bodies slam into each other after a 40 yard head start.
That’s caused several players to compare kickoffs to a punt. Tarik Cohen sounded excited about the change, himself a naturally shifty player more suited for punts.
“It’s pretty cool,” Cohen told the Chicago Sun-Times in late May.