New Nfl Rules 2024 Kickoff Game. To address the lowest kickoff return rate in nfl history during the 2023 season and an unacceptable injury rate on kickoffs prior to that, nfl clubs have approved a new.  — the nfl has changed the rules of the kickoff for the 2024 season in an effort to make the play more exciting and less dangerous to athletes.

Kicks short of the landing. A major change to kickoffs.