"Earlier this month, Trump slammed the rule two days after attending a game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions. I do have to say, I'll probably get myself in a little trouble for this. I hate the new kickoff in football, Trump said on The Pat McAfee Show. I think it's so terrible, I think it's so demeaning, and I think it hurts the game. It hurts the pageantry. I told that to [NFL Commissioner] Roger Goodell."
"At a press conference on Thursday, Toub was asked by a reporter about Trump's comments. The president criticized the new kickoff rules when he was at the Washington game, the reporter noted. What's your reaction? He doesn't even know what he's looking at, Toub said, interrupting the reporter. He has no idea what's going on with the kickoff rule. So, I mean, take that for what it's worth. And I hope he hears it."
"The latest modification is intended to discourage touchbacks, which now result in offenses having the ball at their own 35-yard line instead of their 25-yard line, as was the case before. To avoid touchbacks, kickers must kick the ball in the designated landing zone between the goal line and the 20-yard line. Players on the kicking team cannot move until the ball either hits a player on the receiving team or the ground."
Dave Toub, special teams coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs, rejected President Donald Trump's criticism of the NFL's new kickoff rule, saying Trump has no idea what he is looking at. Trump said on The Pat McAfee Show that he hates the new kickoff, calling it terrible, demeaning, and harmful to the game's pageantry, and said he told Commissioner Roger Goodell. The dynamic kickoff rule moves touchbacks to the 35-yard line, requires kicks to land between the goal line and the 20, and bars kicking-team movement until the ball contacts the ground or a returner. Through Week 4, return rates reached 78.3%, a 19-year high.
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