Prominent changes include new kickoff rule and removal of 'hip drop' tackle
By - New Orleans Saints
The NFL has approved a number of rule changes at the annual Owners Meeting in Orlando, Florida, notably including implementing a new kickoff rule as well as penalizing the 'hip drop' tackle.
The kickoff will be the change fans notice from the very first snap of the season as the play will look radically different as it has in years past.
"We've basically taken a 25 yard running head start away from the kickoff team," Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi said. "They are now up on the 40-yard line and everybody's going to start when the when the ball's touched either by the ground or the player."
Rizzi and several other special teams coaches around the NFL have been working on this for a couple years as the play was diminishing in prominence due to rule changes over the years to make it safer. As late as 2010, the return rate of kickoffs was 80%, but in 2023 it was down to 20% according to Rizzi.
"We feel like we've revived a dying play," Rizzi said. ...
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