Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6 per cent since that change.

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns.

The onside kick is inherently a hazardous play - players on the kicking team crash into players on the receiving team in their bid to knock the football loose. All of this could leave the NFL, the ...

Just 2 of 41 onside kicks were successful in 2023, according to NFL.com. An average of 4.8 onside kicks per season were successful since 2018, when the NFL also adjusted its rules for the plays, no ...

Huge changes coming to the NFL kickoff: Owners have voted to go with a new format for kicks, per sources. I explain what that means for the kickoff here… it’s going to look VERY different. pic ...

Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6% since that change.

Executing successful onside kicks began to decline in 2018 when the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs. The success rate was cut in half to 8.6% since that change.

Football NFL can’t revise the onside kick fast enough for Dan Campbell: Analysis On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.