Bears ST Coach Says Eagles Are Violating Intent of the Rule by Using Holder on Kickoffs
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Bears ST coach says Eagles are violating intent of the rule by using holder on kickoffs
Last week, the Eagles used a holder on their kickoffs so that the ball could be placed at an angle that affected the trajectory of the ball and made it harder for the returner to field.
The Philadelphia Eagles Have Hacked The NFL's New Kickoff Rules With A Clever Trick
Ahead of the 2024 season, the NFL made a drastic change to its kickoff rules aimed at increasing the safety of the play and decreasing significant injuries. Through two-plus seasons, it’s hard to say whether the changes, which were later tweaked, have worked in achieving their ultimate goal, but they have led to an increase in […]
NFL to Close Kickoff Rule Loophole Exploited by Eagles
Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images For the past two weeks, several teams have been taking advantage of a loophole in the NFL rulebook, but that likely won’t be happening much longer. It looks like the league is thinking about shutting it down. The rulebook is kind of ambiguous about whether teams can use a holder WITHOUT a tee on a normal kickoff, so the Eagles have been taking advantage of that. In their Week 2 win over the Titans…
Eagles' Dirty Kick Sparks a Rules Clarification Meeting
The Eagles know that with innovation comes backlash. It happened with the tush push, and now it’s happening again: special teams coordinators around the league are reportedly gathering to talk about the Birds and Falcons using a kickoff loophole to do “dirty kicks” — kicks that are held at an angle by a holder, which end up having weird, knuckleball-ish spins that are harder to predict and pick up. The loophole stems from the old weather rule, w…
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