[Snorlax94]

Update: The NFL is considering a similar rule change before the 2018 season.

When they moved up kickoffs 5 years in 2011, kickoff concussions declined 43 percent the following year.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/27736...018-season

"Back at the NFL owners meeting in March, the league's medical department, via ESPN's Kevin Seifert, provided research that showed concussions are five times more likely to occur on kickoffs than on any other play in football. That has Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy looking for a change in order to protect the players."

[Snorlax94]

Update: The NFL is considering a similar rule change before the 2018 season.

When they moved up kickoffs 5 years in 2011, kickoff concussions declined 43 percent the following year.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/27736...018-season

"Back at the NFL owners meeting in March, the league's medical department, via ESPN's Kevin Seifert, provided research that showed concussions are five times more likely to occur on kickoffs than on any other play in football. That has Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy looking for a change in order to protect the players."