Chief among those critics has been President Donald Trump, who posted his thoughts on Truth Social Monday, urging the NFL to get rid of that “ridiculous looking” rule and saying it was “at least as dangerous” as the old version of kickoffs despite what the NFL statistics say.

His post misleads about the recent rule adjustment’s dangers — 2024 season data showed it made the game safer.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Monday morning to lament the NFL's new-look kickoff rule, which changed in 2024.

Since we’re in a bye week, let’s take the time to look at the league-wide landscape of the NFL’s new kickoff return. So far, the league has had more kickoff returns through four weeks than any previous year in NFL history.

While the new NFL dynamic kickoff rules have boosted the volume of returns, Kurt Warner warned short fields could let offenses coast into scoring range too easily.

SportsLine's model simulates Chiefs vs. Jaguars 10,000 times and reveals its Monday Night Football picks for NFL Week 5

NFL Network reporter Cameron Wolfe discusses Jacksonville Jaguars offensive plan heading into "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6.

As the Seahawks' touchdown on a recovery of a kickoff vs. the Steelers shows, there have been plenty of changes to the rules lately, and they're having an impact.

One of Kaylor's top DFS picks for Monday Night Football is Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The former Texas Tech standout remains an elite fantasy asset with one of the highest scoring floors among all NFL quarterbacks. In 2024, he threw for 3,928 yards with 26 touchdowns.

The kickoff time for the New Orleans Saints-New England Patriots contest on Sunday, October 12 at the Caesars Superdome has been moved from 3:25 p.m. CT to noon, it was announced today by the National Football League.