One of the plays in the NFL that has received the most rule changes over the years is kickoff. Every other year, it feels like there is a new proposal to make the play either more safe or more exciting. A report from Albert Breer indicates that the new kickoff rule has been voted through my NFL owners at the owners meeting in Orlando. The rule will reportedly be on a one-year trial, so they will have to re-vote next offseason after one season of seeing how it plays out, per Tom Pelissero.
The vote was 29-3, with Green Bay, Las Vegas, and San Francisco the only teams voting against it, per Jonathan Jones.