http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/all+kickoffs+will+be+taken+from+the+35+yard+line+while+every+runner+has+to+be+within+five+yards+of+the+35+yard+line+before+starting+their+run IrishCentral all kickoffs will be taken from the 35 yard line while every runner has to be within five yards of the 35 yard line before starting their run en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-nfl-kickoff-rules-can-be-taken-advantage-of-by-aggressive-teams-129261893.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/sports-central/new-nfl-kickoff-rules-can-be-taken-advantage-of-by-aggressive-teams-129261893.html Mon, 05 Sep 2011 10:40:18 PDT
The New England Patriots' released Brandon Tate this week who landed with the Cincinnati Bengals Tate likely lost his job as a direct result of the new kickoff rule in the NFL that littered the regular season with more touchbacks than returnsFor the coming season, all kickoffs will be taken from the 35 yard line while every runner has to be within five yards of the 35 yard line before starting their runThese new rules have obviously taken out a lot of the excitement for fans and one team has already shown their displeasure as the Chicago Bears kicked off from the 30 yard line in the preseason READ MORE ]]>