Over the past few years, the NFL has become much more health-conscious in their rule making. With all the research around concussions and the dangers of potentially developing CTE or other brain-related injuries, the league has done their best to limit hard collisions and shots to the head.
This week, the league implemented another new rule for 2023 in another attempt to lower risk of injury. Rules regarding kick returns have been changed once again, and now, teams will be able to fair-catch a short kickoff and have the ball be placed at the 25-yard-line. The rule was approved by NFL owners on Tuesday as reported by Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.