NFL owners pass kickoff rule change despite strong opposition from coaches and players
about 2 years in The Mercury
Commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners had the audacity to cite“ player safety” as the reason for the new rule after increasing the regular season recently to 17 games, voting in March to schedule teams up to twice on Thursdays, and voting on Monday to allow Thursday Night Football flexing between Weeks 13 and 17.. “Extremely disappointed,” one coach told the...