President Donald Trump urged the NFL to roll back its major kickoff rule change , calling the new format “demeaning to football” and insisting it undermines the sport’s tradition.

On the latest episode of The Pat McAfee Show, Trump made a surprise appearance and sharply criticized the kickoff rule that was first implemented for the 2024 season .

“I do have to say and I’ll probably get myself into a little trouble for this – I hate the kickoff in football. I think it’s so terrible, I think it’s so demeaning. I think it hurts the game. I think it hurts the pageantry. I told that to Roger Goodell . And I don’t think it’s any safer. I mean you still have guys crashing into each other. And it’s the opposite of what the game… the ball is in the air and nobody is moving. It’s suppos

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