The NFL approves modified rule changes on kickoffs; other rules changes

Saintswrath · 03-22-2011, 12:47 PM

NFL owners meeting in New Orleans voted in favor of modified changes to the pro game's kickoff Tuesday, the most noticable of three approved rule changes this year.
Henceforth, the kickoff spot will return to the 35-yard line, where it was before the league moved it to the 30-yard line, and kicking team players can line up no deeper than 5 yards behind the kickoff spot.
But the league scrapped that part of the proposal that would have moved the possession spot on a touchback from the 20 to the 25-yard line. That change mollified coaches who were both uncomfortable with an alteration to such a tried and true spot in the game...........READ MORE

03-22-2011, 12:47 PM	#1
Saintswrath +Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Between 504 & 813 Posts: 1,776 Blog Entries: 4	The NFL approves modified rule changes on kickoffs; other rules changes NFL owners meeting in New Orleans voted in favor of modified changes to the pro game's kickoff Tuesday, the most noticable of three approved rule changes this year. Henceforth, the kickoff spot will return to the 35-yard line, where it was before the league moved it to the 30-yard line, and kicking team players can line up no deeper than 5 yards behind the kickoff spot. But the league scrapped that part of the proposal that would have moved the possession spot on a touchback from the 20 to the 25-yard line. That change mollified coaches who were both uncomfortable with an alteration to such a tried and true spot in the game...........READ MORE
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