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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
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
The NFL has pushed the kickoff return further toward irrelevance with a priority on player safety. The existence of the kickoff itself remains under careful review. League owners voted Tuesday for a one-year trial of an enhanced touchback rule that will give the receiving team the ball at its own 25 with a fair catch … Read more