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Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong: don't be surprised if the NFL ends kickoffs as we know them

Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong is a well-respected, smart guy with two decades on NFL coaching experience. When he talks, people listen. (Must be nice, eh?) There's one thing he knows exceptionally well: special teams. And that's why he makes the big bucks.

As you know, the NFL is determined to make football no fun whatsoever a safer game. With that comes rule changes. As to special teams specifically, the league already altered kickoffs such that returns became far less numerous. According to Armstrong, they aren't done.

"It could be [eliminated]," Armstrong said of kickoffs.