Patriots’ Matthew Slater says NFL kickoff rule change not ‘truly in the name of player health and safety’

New England Patriots special teamer Matthew Slater has been on the field for quite a few kickoffs, as he enters his 16th year in the NFL, and feels strongly about recent changes made to his area of the game. Last week, a league rule was changed to allow fair catches on kickoffs for the upcoming … Read more

2023 NFL season: 100 things to know with 100 days until Week 1 kickoff; news, notes and odds for all 32 teams

There may be plenty of big milestones left on the 2023 offseason calendar in the NFL. Training camps have yet to kick off, for example, and after that, we’ve still got roster cutdowns and preseason games before the start of real matchups. But the regular season — the official march toward the next Lombardi Trophy … Read more

How do NFL coaches feel about league’s new kickoff rule? John Harbaugh, others sound off

As a former special teams coordinator, John Harbaugh has perhaps one of the strongest insights into the new kickoff rule among current NFL head coaches. The leader of the Baltimore Ravens was one of five head coaches to vote against the rule when it was passed on Tuesday, joining the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, … Read more