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Chandler Catanzaro Considers Kickoff Rule

Chandler Catanzaro has a bag of specialty kicks that, for the most part, have yet to see the light of day in the NFL.

In the ensuing months, the Cardinals kicker will join special teams coach Amos Jones in deciding whether it’s wise to use one of them regularly in 2016.

Touchbacks on kickoffs have been moved up from the 20- to the 25-yard-line for 2016, increasing the likelihood that a

returner simply takes a knee instead of trying a return. NFL teams are now debating whether “mortar kicks” are worth using to try to combat the field position advantage given by the new rule.