Kickoff Rules Question

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by albany ed

Under the new rules, Kickoffs are made from the 35 yard. I've noticed that in the preseason some kickers have trouble booming the kick and managing to get it inside the 10. It goes into the end zone and the team gets to start at the 35. It made me curious, could the kicker place it at the 30 yard line and boom it, or must it be placed on the 35?

Kickoff has to be from the 35, the kickers are intentionally kicking it to between the 2 and 5 yard line because the new touchback is at the 30, and statistically speaking, most teams will have worse starting field position on a returned kick than on a touchback.