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ORLANDO – By a 29-3 vote, NFL owners approved major changes to kickoff rules for the 2024 season, adopting a version of the play the XFL had used in recent years. Under the new rules, the kicker ...
The return team would have at least nine blockers lined up in the “set up zone” between the 30- and 35-yard line, with at least seven of those players touching the 35. There would be up to two ...
The coverage team sets up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line, while the receiving team aligns nine players from the 30- to 35-yard line, aka the “restraining line.”
At least 9 of the receiving team's players line up between the receiving team’s 35 to the 30-yard line (known as the "Setup Zone"), with at least 7 players with one foot on the receiving team’s 35-yard line (known as the "Restraining Line"). No more than 2 of the receiving team's players may line up in the landing zone.
The NFL also made a rule regarding the receiving team's formation in 2018. Eight players on the receiving team must be lined up in the 15-yard "set up zone" measured from the receiving team's restraining line 10 yards from the ball.
The offense is required to set up a formation before a play, subject to several rules: The formation must have at least 7 players on the line of scrimmage. [1] The 7 players are not required to be next to each other and may spread out across the width of the field, but this is rare; most offenses place at least 5 players together in a continuous line.
The new setup will have the first line of kickoff defenders at the opposing team's 40-yard line, with opponents on the kick return team lined up between the 30 and 35 and two kick returners lined ...
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 ...