The new kickoff formation has made it even harder to recover onside kicks. Which makes it even harder for a team trailing by multiple scores to close the gap. Which is going to renew discussions about ...

One of the more negative side effects to the NFL's new kickoff rule has been what it's done to the onside kick, an already rare but exciting play that had the potential to help teams close the gap in ...

There have been two official NFL rules changes proposed for the 2026 season.

The NFL is taking a page out of the United Football League's (UFL) book this year. Ahead of the 2024 season, the NFL decided to completely overhaul its rules for kickoffs and change to a format more ...

The NFL is adopting some rule changes. A modification to the onside kick won’t be one of them. The league announced three of its lesser-publicized rule-change proposals have been approved, but owners ...

The NFL’s Competition Committee did not discuss the alternative to the onside kick during their meeting on Sunday at the Scouting Combine, Mark Maske reports. The dynamic kickoff has essentially made ...

With the NFL’s onside kick setup failing to provide enough drama, executive vice president Troy Vincent suggested last October that changes could be in store in 2026. Replacing the onside kick with a ...

The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will be ...

Kickoffs in the NFL look very different these days. In the spring of 2024, league owners approved a rule change that massively changed the kick that starts every game and follows every scoring play.