NFL owners approved five new rule changes at the annual league meetings.

Here's a breakdown of the new rules coming to the NFL this season, including kickoff changes and officiating tweaks.

The NFL has already gone through some significant changes to the kickoff play in recent years. The league has adopted the XFL ...

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 ...

More changes are coming to the NFL’s already heavily modified kickoff rule for the 2026 season, if the NFL competition […] ...

While most of 2026's rule changes are kickoff-based, there's one important contingency in case of incompetent referess.

The first play of NFL games will look a little different in 2024. NFL owners approved new rules for kickoffs in the upcoming season, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday. This comes one day ...

The NFL updates kickoff rules, altering game dynamics, particularly for onside kicks. While intended to boost strategy, these ...

The NFL has proposed closing a kickoff loophole among 10 rule changes ahead of 2026 season vote at Annual League Meeting.

The NFL has approved a rules change that will eliminate the kicking team’s incentive to intentionally kick the ball out of ...

The new changes would have directly changed several games in 2025 ...

(NEXSTAR) – If you follow President Trump on social media, you’re likely familiar with one aspect of the NFL he’s not too happy about: the kickoff rule. “I can’t watch the new NFL Kickoff,” Trump ...