Opening kickoff between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) Chris Szagola/AP
With the new NFL season now in full flow, fans are still getting used to some of the changes in the sport.
Maybe the biggest change in recent years is the new dynamic kickoff rule, which was brought in last season but was made permanent before this campaign.
While the NFL is happy with the new format and has evidence that it has made players safer, it appears not everyone is comfortable with the new rule.
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 despit