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#BreakingNews The NFL has approved the new kickoff rule, and it will go into effect immediately. Massive change to the game and it will closely resemble the XFL’s kickoff(video attached).
NFL owners voted in favor of it 29-3.
Here are the rules:
*Kicking Team: The 10 players cannot move until the ball hits the ground or player in the landing zone or the end zone.
*Receiving Team: All players in the setup zone cannot move until the kick has hit the ground or a player in the landing zone or the end zone.
*Any kick that hits in the Landing Zone (goal line to 20 yard line) must be returned.
*Any kick hits before the landing zone: Touchback to the 40 (as if it went out of bounds).
*Kick hits the Landing Zone, rolls into end zone and is downed: Touchback to the 20.
*Kick lands in end zone or goes out the back: Touchback to the 35.
*Onside Kick: 4th quarter begins, the team trailing has the opportunity to declare an onside kick to the officials. Current onside kickoff rules would apply.
*No fair catch or signal is allowed.
To be test run for one season to start.
NFL owners voted in favor of it 29-3.
Here are the rules:
*Kicking Team: The 10 players cannot move until the ball hits the ground or player in the landing zone or the end zone.
*Receiving Team: All players in the setup zone cannot move until the kick has hit the ground or a player in the landing zone or the end zone.
*Any kick that hits in the Landing Zone (goal line to 20 yard line) must be returned.
*Any kick hits before the landing zone: Touchback to the 40 (as if it went out of bounds).
*Kick hits the Landing Zone, rolls into end zone and is downed: Touchback to the 20.
*Kick lands in end zone or goes out the back: Touchback to the 35.
*Onside Kick: 4th quarter begins, the team trailing has the opportunity to declare an onside kick to the officials. Current onside kickoff rules would apply.
*No fair catch or signal is allowed.
To be test run for one season to start.