The tweaked kickoff proposal has been launched by the NFL. The adjustments apply solely to kicks which might be downed ultimately zone, that strikes the aim put up/uprights/cross bar, or that goes out of the top zone on the fly.
In these conditions, the subsequent drive will begin on the receiving workforce’s 30, not the receiving workforce’s 35 — as initially proposed.
For kicks that fall in need of the touchdown zone, which begins on the receiving workforce’s 20, the ball will nonetheless go to the receiving workforce’s 40.
There was some gentle confusion throughout Thursday’s NFL convention name on this level; a kickoff in need of the touchdown zone will certainly end result within the ball being positioned 25 yards from the spot of the kick. For a traditional kickoff from the kicking workforce’s 35, which means the receiving workforce’s 40. The brand new tweak to the proposal doesn’t change that.
A kickoff out of bounds additionally will begin the drive 25 yards from the spot of the kick, or the place the ball went out of bounds. (The receiving workforce has the choice.)
If a security kick fails to succeed in the touchdown zone, possession begins 30 yards from the spot of the kick. Usually, that can be midfield. A security kick that goes out of bounds additionally will begin the drive 30 yards from the spot of the kick, or the place the ball went out of bounds. (Once more, the receiving workforce has the choice.)
Extra tweaks are attainable because the house owners ponder the proposal. And extra tweaks might occur if the proposal is tabled till Might in order that extra time may be spent pondering the realities of the dramatic change to the kickoff — and its penalties, each meant and unintended.
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