The NFL spent years managing the injury risk presented by kickoffs by minimizing the play. In 2025, the NFL went the other way, moving the touchback point from the 30 to the 35 in an effort to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The NFL wanted to add excitement to the game. The 2024 rule changes introduced the new dynamic formation to increase returns and boost safety (43% reduction in concussion rates) ...

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The Patriots' Antonio Gibson was lost for the season after suffering an ACL injury on a kickoff against the Bills in October. Bryan M. Bennett / Getty Images The NFL’s new kickoff rules have ...

The NFL's new kickoff return rules are designed to keep players, including Chiefs return man Nikko Remigio, safer. Denny Medley / Imagn Images Kansas City Chiefs assistant head coach and special teams ...

Nebraska’s most explosive offensive weapon hardly touches the football. But when he does … boom! Sophomore running back Kenneth Williams took the second-half kickoff and not only returned it 95 yards ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets wasted no time having a special performance Sunday on special teams. Kene Nwangwu returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and 36 ...

NORMAN — In a year where Oklahoma made great leaps in several areas, the Sooners’ kickoff return game never got going in 2025. The Sooners fielded only two kickoffs last year. Safety Peyton Bowen ...