The NFL updated its rule book with new points of emphasis ahead for the 2025 season.

The league provided details earlier this month in a teleconference call with NFL media members. Here is everything Broncos Country needs to know ahead of the Week 1 home opener against the Titans.

Kickoffs

The NFL implemented its “dynamic kickoff rule” last season to encourage more returns and better protect head safety. It worked.

In 2024, the league reported a kickoff return rate of 32.8% (919 total). That marks an improvement from 2023 when the return rate was 21.8% (587 total) with traditional kickoffs. There were also seven kickoffs returned for touchdowns last season — the most since 2021.

The NFL also reported the fewest number of player concussions (190) since at least 2015 when the league b

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