One of the utmost priorities of the National Football League should always be the safety of their players. Without them there is no product to be had and everything else goes by the wayside.
Applying that logic, it would make sense that this was the prevailing line of thinking as the NFL owners voted on Tuesday to enact a one-year trial to have any fair catch inside the 25-yard line on a kickoff produce the same result that a touchback would.
Now it is important to remember that as of this moment, it is not a permanent rule change, and it could quickly be whisked away after one season in similar fashion to the horrendous trial run for pass interference reviews that happened in the 2019 season.