NFL Kickoff Return Declines

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New NFL Kickoff Rules Yield Return in Preseason, But That May Not Last

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The NFL 's kickoff was once such a signature play that the word “kickoff” was added into the dictionary to mean “the start of something” Last season , only 22% of kickoffs resulted in any meaningful action.

Kicks that go into a “landing zone” between the 20 -yard line and the end zone must be returned.

In the preseason, kickers made tackles on 3.6% of returns, nearly identical to the 3.7% rate from last XFL season .

That’s nearly double the 2023 NFL campaign, when kickers recorded just 11 tackles on 587 returns ( 1.9% ) Those numbers are just for returned kicks.

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