The NFL is taking a page out of the XFL’s book in 2024 as it gets set to try out a new kickoff rule. On Tuesday, the NFL announced that it will be implementing a new formation on kickoffs. The rule, ...

NFL team owners on Tuesday decided to revive the kickoff and take a page out of the XFL’s book in its overhaul of the special teams play. For the basic kickoff, the ball would be kicked from the ...

When the NFL preseason begins in August, fans will see a new setup when the teams line up for the kickoff. At their annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., the NFL owners voted to approve an overhaul to the ...

The new NFL kickoff rule can trace its origin story to a Splenda packet in a boardroom. As "XFL 2020" pitched television networks, Sam Schwartzstein − then the ill-fated league's director of football ...