"Last season brought the most controversial changes, requiring players from both teams to remain stationary until the ball is touched by a player or lands in the landing zone the area of the field between the 20-yard line and the goal line. If a kicker kicked the ball into the end zone for a touchback, the opposing team would start the ensuing drive on the 30-yard line."
"The NFL has to get rid of that ridiculous looking new Kickoff Rule. How can they make such a big and sweeping change so easily and quickly. It's at least as dangerous as the normal kickoff, and looks like hell. The ball is moving, and the players are not, the exact opposite of what football is all about. Sissy football is bad for America, and bad for the NFL!"
The NFL altered kickoff rules to make the play safer and to increase kickoff returns. Last season rules required players from both teams to remain stationary until the ball is touched or lands in the landing zone between the 20-yard line and the goal line. A touchback placed the ball at the 30-yard line. This season a failure to kick into the landing zone results in the receiving team starting at the 35-yard line, which has encouraged more returns. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social condemning the new format as dangerous, visually wrong, and labeling it "sissy football."
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