Thread: NFL owners approve massive revamp to kickoff play

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."

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I'm kind of excited to see it. With Mims on the team we may be one of the teams that benefit most from this rule change. Could be fun.

This rule sounds like a good compromise between safety and the original kickoff. I still like the original better but the revamped rules all but killed the action on kickoffs the last few years.