There were 1,157 more kickoff returns this season, which led to an increase in concussions. Justin Edmonds / Getty Images A year after its players experienced a historically low number of concussions, ...

Changes are coming to the NFL in 2026. At the annual league meetings on Tuesday, owners approved five new rules for the upcoming season. There's nothing groundbreaking, but these minor tweaks were ...

The NFL has put the kickoff return back into the game, as demonstrated when Rashid Shaheed began the Seattle Seahawks’ lopsided victory over the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round of the NFC ...

The NFL’s new kickoff rule was a lot more dynamic in 2025 than in 2024. Nearly three-fourths of all kickoffs were returned in 2025, which the league touted on a conference call today as a good sign ...