The NFL kick return rate more than doubled under the new kickoff rules last season, with teams logging more kick returns per ...

NFL owners will vote this week on a rule proposal that will expand the definition of “defenseless” players to include punt and kickoff returners even after they have caught the kick. The proposal, ...

Eric Guliford earned his place in New Orleans Saints history with a 102-yard kick return TD in 1997. That set a team record ...

The Ravens search for a mainstay return specialists should continue this summer, with the draft picks playing a role ...

Former Northern Arizona standout Kolbe Katsis, who was named All-Big Sky as a wide receiver and kick returner in 2025, will attempt to make the Broncos' roster as an undrafted free agent. (Photo ...

Beginning in the 2024 season, the NFL rolled out a new kickoff format that was designed to reduce injuries and encourage kickoff returns. While it’s largely accomplished its goals, United States ...

The Kansas State football team will have a new primary kick returner next season. Bryce Noernberg, a 5-foot-10 and 167-pound athlete from Olathe who averaged 29 yards on 16 kickoff returns last season ...

Kickoff returns are way up in the NFL this year, and with that increase in returns is the promise of more excitement on a play that had become dull when touchbacks reigned supreme. But the most ...

The NFL's new kickoff rule is going to have one major casualty this year and that's the surprise onside kick. When the NFL's 32 owners approved the new rule in March, the only way they could make it ...