NFL motion rules have traditionally mandated that the player cannot move upfield before the ball is snapped, or it’s a penalty. Those rules have not changed.

In the CFL, as many as five of 12 offensive players can move outward, inward and toward the line of scrimmage before the snap. NFL motion rules prohibit vertical movement until the ball is snapped ...

Even though the Kansas City Chiefs, who’ve won three Super Bowls in the last five seasons, finished 16th in pre-snap motion in 2023 (19.1%), they have a high use of motion at the snap (64.2%).

Former longtime NFL offensive coordinator Norm Chow warned against too much pre-snap motion, which can also create chaos on the offensive side of the ball. "Some of it is just for show, to shake ...