Silver And Black Pride · May 10, 2025
Raiders 2025: How the rule changes affect Daniel Carlson, special teams unit
Continued consistency and breaking a long drought.
That’s what’s on the line for the Las Vegas Raiders regarding the NFL’s 2025 special teams rule change this upcoming season.
With eyes on creating more action on kickoffs — something that was dampened with player safety in mind — the league moved up the dead ball spot on touchbacks to the 35-yard line. The rule changed, approved on April 1, is aimed in increasing the kickoff return rate which will have reverberating effects on all 32 special teams units in the league.
