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Once the referee has given the signal for the kick-off, the ball is kicked in any direction. The ball is in play once it is kicked and clearly moves. The player taking the kick-off may not touch the ball again until it has been touched by another player. A goal may be scored directly from a kick-off against the opposing team. [2]
A kickoff is a method of starting a drive in gridiron football. Additionally, it may refer to a kickoff time, the scheduled time of the first kickoff of a game. Typically, a kickoff consists of one team – the "kicking team" – kicking the ball to the opposing team – the "receiving team".
Similarly to association football, the game begins with a coin toss to determine which team will kick off to begin the game and which goal each team will defend. [2] The options are presented again to start the second half; the choices for the first half do not automatically determine the start of the second half (i.e. it is possible for the same team to kick off both halves). [3]
Back in March, the league passed new kickoff rules for this upcoming season, which begins on September 5. They’re somewhat convoluted, but here’s our stab at an explainer.
For context, consider that in 2010, before rules were instituted in the name of safety, 80% of kickoffs were returned. And boy did the essential removal of the kick-return leave a glaring mark on ...
Kickoff returns are returning to the NFL. Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again.
Following kickoffs or free kicks after a safety: a kickoff that lands in the landing zone and bounces into the endzone is live and must be returned or downed. If downed, the ball is placed on the receiving team's 20-yard line. If a kickoff goes out of the back of the endzone, the ball is placed on the receiving team's 30-yard line.
The NFL announced new rules that will change the look of kickoffs for the upcoming season with hopes of diminishing risk in what's called the most dangerous play in football.