Under the new kickoff rule, touchbacks will now come out to the 35-yard line. That could mean more returns for the Packers.

Keisean Nixon, the two-time reigning All-Pro kickoff returner, found it especially challenging ... placing the ball at the 35 ...

The idea here is that it would discourage the kicking team from simply booting the ball out of the end zone on a kickoff knowing that the return team will automatically get the ball at the 35-yard ...

NFL owners voted to approve a new rule that could drastically change kickoffs for the upcoming 2025 season.

The eight-team UFL is moving the kickoff to the 30-yard line after kicking from the 20 last season. The remaining 10 players on the kickoff team will move to the 40 after being at the 20 with the ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- NFL owners approved a significant change to the league's kickoff structure while also authorizing an expansion of the replay assist program during their final session of their ...

By rule, the trailing team can’t attempt an onside kick until the fourth quarter. Buried in the Competition Committee’s proposed rewrite of the kickoff rule is an important nugget: The trailing team ...