The new kickoff formation has made it even harder to recover onside kicks. Which makes it even harder for a team trailing by multiple scores to close the gap. Which is going to renew discussions about ...

The NFL made a significant change to its kickoff in 2024, instituting the "dynamic kickoff" to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The ...

NEW YORK -- The NFL appears to have saved the kickoff after being on life support for years. Now its attention turns to the onside kick, which has been terminal for years. In its presentation to NFL ...

The NFL is considering allowing teams to onside kick any time they want, regardless of the score. When the league implemented the new kickoff rules that require teams to declare in advance whether ...

Offseason rule changes are regularly dictated by which way the league office leans on a particular issue. The 2026 offseason may bring legitimate momentum to changing the onside kick. NFL executive VP ...

Earlier today, we pointed out that the Panthers missed an opportunity to keep the point that made the third-quarter score 17-10 while ensuring the next drive would have started at the San Francisco 25 ...

During the late stages of the Steelers' 27-20 Week 9 win over the Colts, CBS Sports analyst JJ Watt addressed one of the NFL's current biggest in-game issues. Indianapolis had just scored to trim its ...

to boost the percentage of returned kicks and make one of the league's most dangerous plays safer. The league is continuing its efforts to refine the play by tweaking its kickoff rule ahead of the ...