Nfl Kickoff Rules 2024. This offseason, league owners voted to approve a new hybrid kickoff rule that will go into effect for the 2024. For one year only, amends rule 6, to create a new form of a free kick play that is designed to:
The new rule is in place only for 2024 and is subject to renewal in 2025. The major overhaul to special teams — which has been in the works for years — takes elements of the kickoff rules used in the xfl and tweaks them for use in the nfl.