(Eagan) The NFL has chosen to prioritize the safety of returners, which means that kickoffs will be less and less decisive in the outcome of a meeting.
Posted at 2:12 p.m.
League owners voted Tuesday to pass a one-year pilot that will extend immunity to a player who catches a kickoff inside his 25-line. which means that the team receiving the ball will now start from this place in attack.
This proposal was adopted despite the reluctance of NFL coaches and players. They believe that this amendment will lead to an increase in short kicks and kicks directed towards the sidelines in order to prevent the opposing team from being able to collect the ball – an essential condition in order to allow them to attack from their own line. 25.
The NFL pointed out that statistical models estimate that under this new amendment, the kickoff return rate would drop from 38% to 31. However, the rate of concussions that will occur on one of the football’s most dangerous games would drop to 15%. Concussions occur twice as often on a kickoff as in routine play, and that gap has grown significantly over the past two years.
One of the reasons for this sudden increase in head injuries? The skill of the kickers, who are able to kick the ball higher and further than ever before, allowing players in defensive coverage more time to make a tackle and push the opposition deep into their territory, beyond beyond his line of 25.
The NFL essentially took over the rules that were adopted in the American college circuit.
“Something had to be done,” said Atlanta Falcons chief operating officer and NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay. We couldn’t stay there with our eyes closed. »
2023-05-23 18:12:48
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