The onside as we once knew it began to disappear ahead of the 2018 season. That offseason, the NFL banned running starts on kickoffs, which was a crucial element to an onside recovery.

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In 2018, 52 onside kicks were attempted, per Pro Football Reference, and a mere four were successful. (The Lions, Jaguars, Giants and Bears were the lucky recipients.) ...

The NFL is waging a war against the inherent physical dangers of football. So consider the recent drop in NFL onside kick recovery percentage collateral damage. The root of the recent changes to ...

In the 2024-2025 season, following the adoption of the XFL’s kickoff rules, the NFL made significant changes to onside kicks as well. Most notably, an onside kick could only be attempted when a ...

In the 2017 NFL season there were 57 onside kicks and the kicking team recovered 12 of them, or 21 percent. In 2018-2019, under the new rules, there have been 79 onside kicks and the kicking team has ...

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made ...

Check out some other example of onside kicks that worked and others where there was more trickery that simply executing the play. The Seahawks against the Packers in 2015 (onside kick at 6:30).

The NFL will give a version of its proposed fourth-and-15 alternative to the onside kick a look at this weekend’s Pro Bowl. During Sunday’s all-star exhibition game in Orlando, a team can opt ...

Onside kicks aren't exactly the most common play in college football, and it's pretty easy for something to go wrong. But thanks to the Iowa Hawkeyes, we have a great example of exactly how this ...

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made ...

On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here.. The NFL was already planning to explore the onside kick before Dan Campbell made a ...