Consider this. Earlier this year, Cowboys special-teams coordinator John Fassel said that the projected starting field position with the new XFL-style kickoff formation will be the 28 or 29 yard line.

Last year, the UFL used a traditional kickoff, with the play starting at the kick team's 20. Under the new formation, the landing zone extends from the receiving team's 20 to the goal line.

After two weeks of preseason, columnist Jim Moore, aka @cougsgo, has already seen enough of the NFL’s weird new kickoff formation.

For anything that happens regarding the kickoff in 2025, 24 or more votes will be needed. This includes last year's formation or any changes to it.

With NFL owners making significant rules changes, the traditional kickoff formation pictured here is now a thing of the past. James Lang-USA TODAY Sports.

The NFL’s new kickoff formation is stupid, which means owners will call it a success By Jim Moore For The News Tribune. Updated September 23, 2024 10:24 PM.

The NFL's made some tweaks to the game's kick-off for safety reasons. Advocates say the change creates upwards of 2,000 more play calls during the season. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with David ...

As originally developed, the starting point for kickoffs out of the end zone under the new formation would have been the 35. The proposal was revised on the weekend before owners discussed and voted ...

The NFL’s new kickoff formation is stupid, which means owners will call it a success By Jim Moore For The News Tribune. Updated September 23, 2024 10:24 PM.

We've been kicking around the possibility that the revolutionary new kickoff formation will result in plenty of teams banging the ball out of the end zone and giving up the 30-yard line for the ...