Play Now <br> <a href="https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/bracket" class="">Men's Brackets</a> <br> Play Now <br> <a href="https://picks.cbssports.com/college-basketball/ncaaw-tournament/bracket" class="">Women's Brackets</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/the-early-edge-a-daily-sportsline-betting-podcast/" class="">A Daily SportsLine Betting Podcast</a> <br> <a href="/podcasts/fantasy-football-today-podcast/" class="">NFL Draft recap</a> <br>The <a href="https://cbssports.com/nfl/">NFL</a> kickoff is going to have a wildly different look this year after <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-owners-approve-wild-new-kickoff-rule-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-one-year-trial-run/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">owners approved one of the most drastic rule changes</a></span> in league history back in March. <br>The new kickoff isn't going to look like anything you've ever seen before in the NFL. <br>The biggest change with the kickoff is that of the 22 players on the field for the play, 21 of them will be in the receiving team's territory. The kicker will be in his normal kickoff spot, but the other 10 players on the kicking team will line up at the receiving team's 40-yard line. As for the receiving team, there will be one or two returners back to field the kickoff and then the other nine (or 10) players have to line up in the setup zone, which is a 5-yard space that runs from the receiving team's 30 to its 35-yard line. <br>Right now, every <a href="https://cbssports.com/nfl/teams/">NFL team</a> is trying to figure out how to take advantage of the new rule. <br><a class="Annotation-link" href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/DEN/denver-broncos/">Broncos</a> coach Sean Payton was asked about the rule over the weekend and he had some interesting things to say, so let's break down Payton's take on the new rule: <br>There were only four kickoff return touchdowns during the 2023 season, which is an extremely low number when you consider that there were nine return touchdowns as recently as 2020. Payton clearly thinks the number of kickoff return touchdowns could approach the 2020 number with the new rule. <br>Anyway, if you need a quick refresher on the new kickoff rule, <span class="link"><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-owners-approve-wild-new-kickoff-rule-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-one-year-trial-run/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you can check that out here</a></span><br>© 2004-2024 CBS Interactive. All Rights Reserved.<br>CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.<br>Images by Getty Images and US Presswire<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFodHRwczovL3d3dy5jYnNzcG9ydHMuY29tL25mbC9uZXdzL25mbHMtbmV3LWtpY2tvZmYtcnVsZS1icm9uY29zLXNlYW4tcGF5dG9uLWJyZWFrcy1kb3duLXVuZXhwZWN0ZWQtY2hhbmdlcy10aGF0LWNvdWxkLWNvbWUtd2l0aC1uZXctcnVsZS_SAY4BaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2Jzc3BvcnRzLmNvbS9uZmwvbmV3cy9uZmxzLW5ldy1raWNrb2ZmLXJ1bGUtYnJvbmNvcy1zZWFuLXBheXRvbi1icmVha3MtZG93bi11bmV4cGVjdGVkLWNoYW5nZXMtdGhhdC1jb3VsZC1jb21lLXdpdGgtbmV3LXJ1bGUvYW1wLw?oc=5">source</a>
