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Devin Hester, the first and only return specialist inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, fielding a punt during special teams practice at the Chicago Bears' 2007 training camp. A return specialist or kick returner is a player on the special teams unit of a gridiron football team who specializes in returning punts and kickoffs.
The alternate kickoff rule was proposed by the league’s Competition Committee to “address the lowest kickoff return rate in NFL history during the 2023 season and concern for player health and ...
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".
The NFL overhauled its kickoff rules in a big way ahead of the 2024 season. ... and most of the return team, line up five yards apart from each other. ... Penalties on scoring plays will be ...
The 10 players who aren't the kicker on the kickoff team must line up on the return team's 40, while the nine or 10 non-return men will be aligned between their 30 and the 35, with at least seven ...
Season Player Kickoff return yards Team Ref. 1960: Leon Burton: 862* New York Titans [3]1961: Frank Jackson: 645 Dallas Texans [4]1962: Dick Christy: 824 New York Titans
Detroit Lions kick returner Khalil Dorsey runs on a kickoff return against the Green Bay Packers during the first half at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023.
This is a list of National Football League kickoff returners based on their career kickoff return yards. Brian Mitchell is the all-time leader with 14,014 kickoff return yards over 14 seasons. [1] [2]