Baltimore Beat Down · Apr 23, 2018
Ravens News 4/23: Kickoffs, Draft ‘Darts’, SEC prospects and more!
The NFL will reportedly address the future of the kickoff play during a May 1 and 2 summit meeting at league headquarters in New York.
Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com reported the news, noting the “kickoff has long been a source of concern for NFL medical staffs,” especially after the NFL’s competition committee received data in March highlighting the fact concussions are five times more likely to happen on kickoffs than other plays.
Seifert noted there was a league-record 291 diagnosed concussions during the 2017 campaign.
