The NFL spent years managing the injury risk presented by kickoffs by minimizing the play. In 2025, the NFL went the other way, moving the touchback point from the 30 to the 35 in an effort to ...

For most of this season, the Buccaneers have taken the same approach as most teams on kickoffs: Kick the ball into the ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets wasted no time having a special performance Sunday on special teams. It marked the first time in franchise history that the Jets had a kickoff return and ...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield spoke to the media after the Bucs' game against the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL Season. QB Mayfield discussed the result vs. the Dolphins, ...

The Patriots' Antonio Gibson was lost for the season after suffering an ACL injury on a kickoff against the Bills in October. Bryan M. Bennett / Getty Images The NFL’s new kickoff rules have ...

The NFL's new kickoff return rules are designed to keep players, including Chiefs return man Nikko Remigio, safer. Denny Medley / Imagn Images Kansas City Chiefs assistant head coach and special teams ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Just when things looked like they could not get worse for the Buffalo Bills... they did. With 3:21 remaining in the fourth quarter of Sunday's season finale, the Bills allowed ...

One of the more stellar moments from the 2024 season for the Dallas Cowboys was KaVontae Turpin’s kickoff return on the road against the Washington Commanders. It was the catalyst for an improbable ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets made some franchise history in the span of 36 seconds. Then they held on the rest of the way for their second win in a row. New York got touchdowns on a ...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets wasted no time having a special performance Sunday on special teams. Kene Nwangwu returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter and 36 ...