NFL Kickoff Stats 2025: Return Rate Explodes Amid Criticism from President Donald Trump

The National Football League implemented new kickoff rules ahead of the 2025 season, hoping to see the rate of kickoff […] ...

NFL to Consider Offseason Rule Change to Kickoff Format After Increase in Concussion Rate

The NFL is considering changes to its kickoff format just two seasons into its existence. According to Mark Maske of the ...

Concussions on NFL kickoffs increased, but league officials still encouraged by lower rates

There were more than double the number of kickoff returns in the NFL this season, which led to an increase in head injuries.

NFL had 74.5 percent of kickoffs returned in 2025, after only 32.8 percent in 2024

The NFL's new kickoff rule was a lot more dynamic in 2025 than in 2024.

What do NFL players think of the kickoff rules, tush push and hip-drop tackles? We asked them

Rarely flagged, often fined, the NFL banned the “hip-drop tackle” before the 2024 season. Per the league, a hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender “wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his ...
CBSSports.com

Jets' Kene Nwangwu: Effective as kickoff returner in 2025

Nwangwu finished the 2025 season with 13 carries for 49 yards and no targets or touchdowns on offense while adding 604 yards and one touchdown on 18 kickoff returns in 12 games. Nwangwu maintained his ...