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The NFL on Tuesday announced some key changes to the game for the 2025 season, including on how the ball will be spotted, the rules for overtime and kickoff rules.
The competition committee made the new kickoff format – in which the kicking and returning teams line up closer to one another, with the kick return men further back down the field – permanent. The committee also ruled that teams will now get the ball at the 35-yard line on a touchback.
The rules around the regular season overtime periods were also amended and will now echo the rules for the playoffs: Each team will get an opportunity to possess the ball, regardless of the outcome of the first…
