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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 NFL has banned the "swivel" technique of the hip-drop tackle, similar to this one that injured Ravens tight end Mark Andrews last season. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty ...
The average start for the return team was the 28.8-yard line, an increase of 4.6 yards from 2023 and 4.1 from 2022. The average drive start was the 28 on kickoffs that were returned.
The NFL has radically altered the kickoff rule for this season, which officially begins when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 on NBC in a rematch of last season's AFC ...
The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season , while the Tennessee Oilers changed their name to " Tennessee Titans ", with the league retiring the name "Oilers".
The other big rule change was the ban on a dangerous type of tackle called the “swivel hip drop.” NFL executive Jeff Miller said the tackle was used 230 times last season and resulted in 15 ...
The 2024 NFL league year and trading period started on March 13. On March 11, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2024 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023 contracts and fewer than three accrued ...
NFL rules now further prohibit attempts to improve field conditions—during a 2022 game, the Chicago Bears were assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty when, prior to a field goal attempt during heavy rainfall at Soldier Field, holder Trenton Gill attempted to use a towel on the field to create a dry patch for kicker Cairo Santos ...