re: NFL institutes XFL kickoff rules from last season

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I thought they instituted the current rules to limit kickoff returns because kickoffs are violent?

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Kickoffs aren’t inherently dangerous, it is the high-speed impacts that come from a 20-30 yard sprinting head start in blocks on a kickoff that were causing the concussion levels the NFL didn’t like.

This rule change eliminates those high-speed impacts and provides an opportunity to keep returns in the game while nearly eliminating head injuries.