NFL让开球规则永久化, 移动回程到35码线, 以提升回报率和安全性。 NFL makes kickoff rule permanent, moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line to boost returns, safety.

NFL 已将其新的开球规则永久化为 2025 赛季，并进行了调整，将达阵从 30 码线移至 35 码线，旨在提高回球率并提高球员安全性。 The NFL has made its new kickoff rule permanent for the 2025 season, with a tweak to move touchbacks from the 30 to the 35-yard line, aiming to increase return rates and improve player safety. 这一变化是在2024年成功进行试验后发生的,结果回报增加了10.8%,脑震荡减少了43%。 This change follows a successful 2024 trial that saw a 10.8% increase in returns and a 43% drop in concussions. 其他变化包括允许落后的球队在第四节前尝试进球,修改加时规则,让两队都有机会得分,并扩大重复辅助系统以推翻明显的错误. Other changes include allowing trailing teams to attempt onside kicks before the fourth quarter, modifying overtime rules to give both teams a chance to score, and expanding the replay assistance system to overturn clear errors.