Sixty-yard field goals! Landing zones! The K ball! The kicking game seemingly has never played a bigger role in the NFL than it is this season. The Athletic national NFL writers Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando join Robert Mays to dive into The Year of the Kicker in the NFL, how we got to this point, and the effects the rule changes are having on the league on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.
Rundown (timestamps are approximate)
4:30 The evolution in kickoff rules
29:36 The K ball
38:53 How much does this all matter?
48:27 The effects on offenses and defenses
Host: Robert Mays
With: Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando
Executive Producer: Michael Beller
Video Producer: Katy Duffy
Audio Producer: Michael Beller
Social Producer: Scott Krinch
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