LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Roger Goodell concluded the NFL Annual Meetings at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Tuesday, having a brief 15-minute session on the state of the league. Goodell didn’t give an address, but took questions to end the three-day meetings.
Here were the highlights of Goodell’s presser:
“I wouldn’t say it’s a delay. It’s a very thorough process regarding all ownership transfers. We’re just going through that process. We’ve been in tough with their side and I feel it’s making progress.”
Brady’s ownership deal with the Las Vegas Raiders remains on hold, even though both sides agreed to the deal in May. The NFL needs to approve the sale, with three-fourths majority vote from team owners.
The approval was delayed for reasons that included Davis offering a discounted price to Brady. The price was reportedly increased in February to line up with the team’s market value.
The Brady ownership should come to a resolution soon.
The new kickoff rule
“I think it will be a big improvement. I think it will bring the play back into an important play, a relevant play, an exciting play. And the injury rate ultimately will drop.”
The league adapted a modified version of the XFL Kickoff Rule for the 2024 season that intends to bring the kickoff back to the game of football. While the league will be eliminating the traditional kickoff, the modified kickoff is designed to put the ball back in the returner’s hands.
The XFL had 341 kickoff returns in 2023 with their kickoff rules while the NFL had 587. The XFL played just 40 regular season games to the NFL’s 272, as the XFL averaged 8.5 while the NFL averaged 2.2.
“I usually don’t give an update until it’s concluded. I’m sure they’re making progress. They were hard at work at it immediately.”
There is an ongoing investigation by the NFL for potential tampering violations with the Kirk Cousins and Saquon Barkley deals. Cousins…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-03-26 18:41:30
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