The upcoming NFL 2026 season brings one of the most meaningful rule packages the league has implemented in recent years, with adjustments designed to improve competitive balance, player safety, and ...

Although the NFL did not vote on the much-discussed “fourth-and-15 alternative” to the onside kick, it did pass a new rule that will make onside kicks easier for the kicking team to recover. The rule ...

The NFL had limited onside kicks as part of its switch to the dynamic kickoff in 2024. That will no longer be the case in ...

The NFL changed its kickoff rules to create more returns, but the early result may be a new special teams weapon that ...

Kickoffs in the NFL look very different these days. In the spring of 2024, league owners approved a rule change that massively changed the kick that starts every game and follows every scoring play.

There are no more restrictions on when a team can attempt an onside kick.

The NFL has made yet another change to its onside kick rule ahead of the 2026 season.

One of the more negative side effects to the NFL's new kickoff rule has been what it's done to the onside kick, an already rare but exciting play that had the potential to help teams close the gap in ...

The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks will kick off the 2026 NFL season on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 8:20 p.m. ET ...