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But the new kickoff returns do intrigue me. The two firing squads will be lined up at the receiving team’s 35 and 40 yard lines, not the 30 and 35 yard lines like in these XFL videos. But still.
A video of a kickoff and return, played between the Baker Wildcats and Benedictine Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri in 2014. Under standard rules (i.e., those in leagues other than the NFL), to receive a kickoff and set up a kickoff return, the receiving team sets up its players starting from 10 yards back from the point the ...
The Chiefs got off to a good start Saturday with a nice 63-yard kickoff return from Nikko Remigio. Texans cornerback Kris Boyd eventually tackled him, forcing a fumble that the Chiefs recovered ...
In the first preseason week there were seven kickoff returns of at least 40 yards. Giving an opponent the chance for a long return is risky, and most kickers can boot it out of the end zone.
There were only 10 kickoff returns of at least 60 yards in the entire 2023 regular season, down from an average of more than 34 per season from 2001-10 before rule changes to increase player ...
Brian Mitchell, who played running back in the NFL for 14 seasons, is the league's career leader in kickoff return yards (14,014) and punt return yards (4,999) by a very wide margin. Red Grange was one of the sport's first iconic faces, breaking onto the national scene with a 95-yard kickoff return against Michigan. [4]
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]
The NFL changed its kickoff rules to create a safer play that would encourage more returns. In Thursday's opener, just 2 of 11 kickoffs were returned.