Kickoffs

Jacoby Jones #12 of the Baltimore Ravens returns a kickoff. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

NFL Players Vehemently Opposed To Roger Goodell Getting Rid Of Kickoffs

The eight teams left in the NFL playoffs can thank their special teams for a good part of their success. That’s one reason players are still upset that Commissioner Roger Goodell has floated the idea of abolishing kickoffs altogether.

2013/01/10

NFL To Ponder Playoff Expansion; Goodell: 14 To 16 Teams

Not so elite? Half of the league’s 32 teams would make the playoffs if the system were to expand to 16 slots.

2012/12/13

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell (credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Jets, Giants Against Eliminating Kickoffs From NFL

The NFL without kickoffs? It will soon be under consideration. “Eventually you would almost have a flag football league,” said Domenik Hixon of the Giants.

2012/12/07

Lawrence Tynes #9 of the New York Giants kicks off against the Jacksonville Jaguars during their game on November 28, 2010 at The New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

NFL Owners Move Kickoffs To 35-Yard Line; Labor Main Topic

While the labor dispute was the “primary focus” of two days of owners meetings, according to Roger Goodell, the league also carried on with business as usual, discussing rules changes that included moving kickoffs up 5 yards to the 35, and using replays on all scoring plays.

WFAN–2011/03/23

The NFL is looking to crack down on illegal hits. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

NFL: Proposed Changes To Kickoffs, Replay, Illegal Hit Suspensions

Ray Anderson, the NFL’s chief disciplinarian, said Wednesday that repeat offenders or players committing flagrant illegal hits will have a much greater chance of being suspended during the 2011 season.

WFAN–2011/03/16

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