Nfl New Kickoff Rules Onside 2024 Schrikkeljaar. For years, the nfl has tweaked kickoff rules to reduce injuries, resulting in kickoffs that were safer but more boring. Reducing injury rates on kickoffs while also keeping a play alive that as provided some of the league's most exciting.
The new rules eliminate the possibility of surprise onside kicks like the one that famously turned the tide in super bowl 44 when new orleans stole an. The nfl overhauled its kickoff rules in a big way ahead of the 2024 season.