The kickers strike back

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<p>Sixty-yard field goals! Landing zones! The K ball! The kicking game seemingly has never played a bigger role in the NFL than it is this season. The Athletic national NFL writers Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando join Robert Mays to dive into The Year of the Kicker in the NFL, how we got to this point, and the effects the rule changes are having on the league on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.</p><br><p>Rundown (timestamps are approximate)</p><p>4:30 The evolution in kickoff rules</p><p>29:36 The K ball</p><p>38:53 How much does this all matter?</p><p>48:27 The effects on offenses and defenses</p><br><p>Host: Robert Mays</p><p>With: Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando</p><p>Executive Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Video Producer: Katy Duffy</p><p>Audio Producer: Michael Beller</p><p>Social Producer: Scott Krinch</p><br><p>Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Jourdan on Bluesky: @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Mike on Bluesky: @sandonfl.bsky.social</p><p>Follow Robert on X: @robertmays</p><p>Follow Jourdan on X: @JourdanRodrigue</p><p>Follow Mike on X: @SandoNFL</p><br><p>Theme song: Haunted</p><p>Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs</p><p>Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>