ESPN.com · Mar 26, 2024
NFL owners approve massive revamp to kickoff play
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- NFL owners approved a massive revamp of the kickoff play Tuesday, opting, after three days of discussions at the league's annual meeting, for a format that originated in the XFL.
The proposal passed by a vote of 29-3, NFL competition chairman Rich McKay said Tuesday. A proposal needs approval by 24 of the 32 owners to pass.
"We feel this is a great day for the NFL," New Orleans Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, who worked closely on the proposal, said Tuesday. "We've taken a play that's essentially been dying over the course of the last few years, in our opinion, and we revived it."