Change is coming in the NFL and the game is going to look a heck of a lot different when you check back in during the 2024 season. At the Annual League Meeting in Orlando, Florida, this week, NFL owners approved a slew of changes to the game that span both on and off the field. The adoption of new kickoff rules and the banning of the controversial hip-drop tackle have been among the more viral changes, but more alterations will impact the league as well.
Below, you can check out a full recap of all the changes approved by the league owners coming to the NFL this season.
Third challenge
Proposed by the Lions, the rule will allow for a third challenge following one successful challenge. Before this change, both challenges had to be successful to warrant a third.
New reviewable plays
The league has expanded where they can use replay. That now includes ruling that a quarterback was down or out of bounds. Whether or not the play clock expired before the snap can also now be reviewed.
Banishment of the hip-drop tackle
The NFL has eliminated what they called “a potentially dangerous tackling technique” which is most notably called the hip-drop tackle. Specifically, a player can no longer grab a runner with both hands or wrap the runner with both arms and unweight himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing and trapping the runner’s legs at or below the knee. If caught performing this type of tackle, it’ll be a 15-yard penalty.
For more on the banishment of the hip-drop tackle, click here.
New kickoff rules
The most dramatic change comes via the new kickoff rules. Now, the kicker will line up at his own 35-yard line while the rest of the coverage team will line up along the receiving team’s 40-yard line. Conversely, the receiving team can have two returns inside the “landing zone” (from the 20-yard line to the goal line) while the rest of the receiving team…
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Author : Tyler Sullivan
Publish date : 2024-03-26 15:31:42
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