With the 2024 NFL regular season just around the corner, the members of the NFL’s competition committee and game operations teams have begun reviewing the preseason to gather information that will help further improve the game, and educate the league and its teams about recent rule changes.
In a conference call with reporters Thursday morning, Jeff Miller, the league’s executive vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, said the league is happy with how things played out with the modified kickoff.
Miller said 70 percent of the kickoffs during preseason games were returned. Most teams used the preseason to experiment with coverages and strategies, and players seized the opportunity to showcase their skills while vying for roster spots.