The receiving team had nine or 10 players lined up between its own 35 and 30 in the “setup zone” with the other one or two players back deep to receive the kick. And no one but the kicker or return ...

he is one of the best kickoff returners the league has ever seen. Patterson has returned nine kickoffs for touchdowns in his career, owning the NFL record in that category. His 29.3-yard average ...

If Keisean Nixon is no longer going to return kickoffs ... honors as a returner as he led the nation with a 32.3-yard average on kickoff returns, highlighted by a 92-yard touchdown against ...

The one thing missing — a single kickoff return. All 13 kickoffs went for touchbacks, marking the first Super Bowl ever without a kickoff return and providing the final impetus for the NFL to ...

The vote succeeded 29-3, according to a report from CBS Sports ... rate from collisions while simultaneously increasing the kickoff return rate. Kickoffs have historically resulted in a higher ...

These are players with ten or more punt returns but less than 10 kick returns, sorted by their PFF punt return grade. 1st - Kalif Raymond (Under Contract) 2nd - Marvin Mims Jr. (Under Contract ...

And no one but the kicker or return men could move until the returner either touched the ball, or it hit the ground. In its first year, the dynamic kickoff still yielded 1,802 touchbacks ...