RICHMOND — Like many around the NFL, Washington Redskins kicker Dustin Hopkins is unsure how one of the league’s newest rule changes will play out come September.
Earlier this year, team owners approved a change to move the touchback line after kickoffs to the 25-yard line, designed to reduce the number of kickoff returns in an attempt to prevent injuries on the play. The rule will be implemented during the 2016 season on a one-year trial basis.
Hopkins said he thinks the impact on kickoffs remains unclear this early in the preseason.
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“We’ll see what teams do,” Hopkins said Wednesday.