Of course, the onside kick must be declared in advance. And the Competition Committee has proposed no alternative to the 2024 procedure, such as a fourth-down play by the trailing team. Regardless, if ...

The NFL debuted the dynamic kickoff format ... the condition they must be trailing in order to declare an onside kick. Finally, the proposal also includes changes to alignment requirements for ...

NFL team leaders have considered, and rejected, multiple past proposals to offer teams a fourth-and-long alternative to the onside kick. Team owners discussed a fourth-and-15 option ahead of the ...

At the NFL's annual meeting last spring ... Similar alternative onside kick proposals have been discussed previously, but Vincent said the success of the league's new kickoff rules in 2024 ...

NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for defensive holding ...

NFL policy requires 24 votes from owners to approve any rule proposal. On Tuesday, several rules, including a change to the kickoff touchback, received the required votes.

It's a quiet time in the NFL calendar ... just three of 50 onside kicks were recovered by the kicking team. Rapoport also reported the the Detroit Lions' proposal to re-seed in the playoffs ...

None of those proposals passed ... “So it never came up this year.” The NFL also did nothing to bring back the surprise onside kick, which was eliminated in 2024 because of the new kickoff ...

The NFL is seeking ways to improve the onside kick, which has become increasingly harder to convert ... That includes a ...

Regardless, if the Competition Committee's current proposal passes, a team trailing at any point in any game can try an onside kick. To pass, the proposal will need 24 votes. And, in theory ...