Proposed NFL rule changes for the upcoming season include a redesigned kickoff, a replacement for the onside kick and a ban on hip-drop tackles.
In this Aug. 13, 2021, file photo, an NFL logo is displayed on a goal post pad during an NFL preseason football game between the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions in Detroit. rule changes for the upcoming season include a redesigned kickoff, a replacement for the onside kick and a ban on hip-drop tackles.
Kickers would try to land the ball between the opponent’s goal line and the 20-yard line. If the ball lands in the end zone, the touchback would take the offense to the 35-yard line instead of the 25-yard line. Touchback rates soared in 2023, with fewer than 30% of kickoffs resulting in returns. Touchbacks may have improved player safety, but the play has become increasingly uneventful.
The competition committee also submitted a proposal that would penalize hip-drop tackles, which it described as a potentially dangerous technique. A defender uses a hip drop tackle when they grab a ball carrier with both arms and drop their hips toward the ground, creating a dead weight that can trap the runner’s legs.“To quantify it for you, we see an injury more or less every week in the regular season on the hip-drop,” Miller said in October.
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