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OTL: Buckle Up – Could Derrick Henry Return Kickoffs?

Related Topics: Jonas Shaffer, Derrick Henry

Much has been made about the new kickoff rules adopted by the NFL this week — and it includes the very-real possibility of the Henry Express doing his best Jacoby Jones impersonation.

Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Banner wrote an interesting piece on the rule, and how the Ravens might attack it.

“Under the new league rules, the high-speed collisions that once made kickoffs so dangerous will be limited, while returns will be incentivized,” per Shaffer. “Standard kicks will still be set up at a team’s 35-yard line, but everything else will look different. The 10 kick coverage players will line up at the opposing 40, with five on each side of the field.