A touchback will result in the ball being placed at the 35-yard line — five yards farther upfield than last year. In preseason, the return rate skyrocketed.

The Carolina Panthers are moving on from their starting kick returner from the past two seasons. The team cut running back ...

The Giants announced their final 53-man roster for the regular season. Former Vol defensive back Dee Williams was waived ...

The league was mostly pleased with the experimental kickoff put in place for 2024 that led to the rate of kickoff returns increasing from a record-low 21.8% in 2023 to 32.8% last season, while ...

The Grant Stuard experiment at kick returner will continue for the Lions, with an enthusiastic endorsement from Detroit ST ...

Detroit Lions linebacker Grant Stuard returns opening kickoff for 44 yards against the Houston Texans. Highlights from the ...

There is a mini-competition brewing to be the top return man for the Vikings but either way it is good news for the team.

Detroit Lions linebacker Grant Stuard botched his first kick return. But since then, he has made an impression on special teams coordinator Dave Fipp.

The NFL's one-year experiment with the new kickoff rule becomes permanent this season with a new tweak that the league hopes will lead to a bigger increase in the rate of returns.