The NFL made a significant change to its kickoff in 2024, instituting the "dynamic kickoff" to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The ...

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns.

Beginning in the 2024 season, the NFL rolled out a new kickoff format that was designed to reduce injuries and encourage kickoff returns. While it’s largely accomplished its goals, United States ...

The NFL's new kickoff rule is going to have one major casualty this year and that's the surprise onside kick. When the NFL's 32 owners approved the new rule in March, the only way they could make it ...

The NFL’s new kickoff rules brought returns back, and the Rams found the first real loophole. Joshua Cardi’s knuckleball ...

Kansei Matsuzawa, nicknamed “the Tokyo Toe” by a University of Hawaii teammate, is a kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders. Kansei ...

NFL executives say the Mike Vrabel-Dianna Russini scandal had no role in decision to schedule the Patriots for the 2026 kickoff game against the Seahawks.

The next NFL season will open on a Wednesday night for the first time since 2012, with the Seattle Seahawks beginning their Super Bowl title defense on September 9. Seattle’s opponent will be ...