Roger Goodell considers tweaks to NFL's dynamic kickoff rules days after Trump criticism

The NFL introduced the dynamic kickoff anterior to the commencement of the 2024 season, taking a leafage retired of the XFL’s playbook.

But the caller kickoff formations person not precisely led to accrued returns.

Front Office Sports noted that lone 29.1% of kickoffs person been returned this play — lone astir 7% much than what it was during the 2023 season.

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New Orleans Saints cornerback Rico Payton, left, and linebacker Khaleke Hudson hold for a kickoff against the Carolina Panthers during the crippled astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans connected Sept. 8. (Stephen Lew-Imagn Images)

Former President Trump sounded off connected the caller kickoff rules successful an interrogation with OutKick laminitis Clay Travis connected Saturday.

"Big clip assemblage shot is arsenic large arsenic the NFL," helium said. "I don't cognize what they're doing with the kickoff instrumentality successful the NFL. And I don't privation to get progressive successful controversy, of course, but it looks truthful bad.

"And I noticed that they hadn't done that successful college, and they shouldn't bash it," helium said. "And I deliberation the NFL should spell back. And possibly it is simply a small spot much dangerous, but I uncertainty that it's immoderate much dangerous. It's football."

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The NFL kickoff logo is seen earlier a crippled betwixt the Washington Commanders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Raymond James Stadium successful Tampa, Florida, connected Sept. 8. (Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)

"I deliberation they made a unspeakable mistake successful doing that," helium said.

On Tuesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suggested changes could beryllium coming to the rules. He noted that moving touchbacks up 5 yards could besides beryllium successful play.

"I deliberation we’ll person to marque a fewer changes connected the kickoff that will, I think, pb to a batch much kickoff returns," Goodell said connected NFL Network’s "Good Morning Football."

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell looks connected earlier the crippled betwixt the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Neo Quimica Arena successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, connected Sept. 6. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

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He added that a contention committee gathering volition beryllium held adjacent week.

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