The NFL has once again changed the kickoff.
NFL owners voted today to change the rules on kickoffs Cal Clutterbuck Jersey , with the following implemented for the 2018 season:
1. No running starts before the ball is kicked.
2. The kicking team must line up with five players on each side of the kicker.
3. At least two players on the kicking team must be outside the numbers.
4. At least two players on the kicking team must be between the numbers and the hashmarks.
5. At least eight players on the receiving team must be within 15 yards of their restraining line, which would typically mean between the kicking team鈥檚 45-yard line and the receiving team鈥檚 40-yard line.
6. Until the ball is touched or hits the ground Womens Robin Lehner Jersey , players on the receiving team can鈥檛 cross the restraining line (typically the 45), or initiate a block within 15 yards of the line where the ball is kicked.
7. No wedge blocks.
All of these rules are designed to limit the number of high-impact collisions on kickoffs Tom Kuhnhackl Jersey , which the NFL says are the most dangerous players in football. Eventually the kickoff might be eliminated altogether. At least for this season, it is remaining in place bus changing significantly.
Tennessee running back DeMarco Murray will miss his second straight game with the Titans ruling him out against the Kansas City Chiefs in their AFC wild-card game Saturday.Coach Mike Mularkey had refused to rule the veteran running back out until Thursday.
Murray hurt his right knee late in a loss Dec. 24 to the Los Angeles Rams and has not practiced since. Murray finished the season with a career-worst 659 yards rushing Mika Zibanejad Jersey , but he ran for six touchdowns. He also caught 39 passes for 266 yards with another TD.
Mularkey says starting left guard Quinton Spain is questionable for the Titans (9-7) against the Chiefs (10-6) because of his back.
Both tight end Jonnu Smith and cornerback Kalan Reed were cleared from the concussion protocol.
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