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How will kickoffs look different in 2024 and what other rule changes are coming to the NFL

The NFL will have a new look this year when it comes to kickoffs. Owners voted this spring to overhaul the kickoff, hoping to revive a play that had little action last season after most kicks resulted in no returns.
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OK, who likes the new rule change on kickoffs?
 
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OK, who likes the new rule change on kickoffs?
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I'm not crazy about it, but I applaud the NFL in trying to reduce injuries. If injuries really occurred more on kickoffs (disproportionately), then I'm all for finding ways to fix it. Especially if those injuries were more skewed toward head/neck injuries.

It remains to be seen how much it changes the game. There may be other ways that I'd prefer this to go. I'd like a couple of regular season games to make a judgment.
 
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NFL targeting seven international games for 2025 season: Here's where they would likely be played

The NFL could be sending a game to Paris, Dublin or Australia next season
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NFL targeting seven international games for 2025 season: Here's where they would likely be played​

The NFL could be sending a game to Paris, Dublin or Australia next season​

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The NFL has never played more than five international games in a season, but that will likely be changing as soon as next year.

During an interview with Pat McAfee this week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the league will be looking to play seven international games in 2025.

"We think we'll be seven next year, we're already going to Spain next year, we'll be back in Mexico, I hope, by next year," Goodell said. "So we're really excited where the future is for us on an international basis."

The NFL is holding a total of five international games this season with three games in London, one game in Germany and one game in Brazil. The Eagles-Packers game in Sao Paulo will mark the first time that the NFL has ever played a game in South America.

With the NFL targeting seven international games for the 2025 season, that means we could see another country or two hosting a regular-season game for the first time.

With that in mind, let's take a look at a few cities that could end up hosting.

Let's start with the locations that will definitely be hosting at least one game in 2025:
  • London
  • Germany (Details)
  • Madrid (Details)
The NFL will be playing three games in London this year and has played at least three games in England in eight of the past 10 years (They played zero games due to COVID in 2020 and just two games in 2021), so it seems like a lock that there will be multiple games in London while Germany and Spain will each get one game.

If England gets three games, that leaves just two open games, but if England only gets two games, that leaves three open games.

So who might get those open games? Let's look at the options:
  • Mexico City
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Paris
  • Dublin
As Goodell noted, the NFL is looking to get back to Mexico City next season after playing five games there from 2016 through 2022. There were no games in 2023 or 2024 because Estadio Azteca is undergoing renovations ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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"Our clubs have agreed to play up to eight regular-season games. We have expectations that will go well beyond that," Goodell said. "We want the world to know we're coming, that we're bringing football."

The NFL owners approved a new international rule in December that allows the league to schedule up to nine international games per year (The eight games that Goodell mentioned, plus a Jaguars game in London). Under the rule that was approved, all teams are required to host an international game at least once every four years, so your favorite team will definitely be going abroad more often going forward.

Just sayin': NFL football will never replace futbol (i.e soccer) as the top sport in either Europe or South America. I could see the NFL expanding to Mexico and/or Canada; but not Europe or South America. Do you actually think that having NFL teams in a few foreign cities is inevitable?
 
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