7 months ago
What's up with the kickoff formation (offsides)
Why are the kickoff coverage teams lining up offside on the other side of midfield?
It’s a new rule the NFL instituted a few days ago. Ten of each side line up at the 40 and none can move until the returner touches the ball. K & KR are the only ones that can move before touching the ball. More bizarre is the limited touchbacks. I don’t think you can fair catch at all anymore but I gotta look that up. Anyway … you’ll see this in the regular season now. I went to a preseason game yesterday and it’s definitely weird. Seemed like