![]() ![]() Double-team blocks can only be performed by members of the receiving team who were originally lined up in the set-up zone at the time of the kick.A wedge block is defined as “two or more players intentionally aligning shoulder-to-shoulder within two yards of each other, and who move forward together in an attempt to block for the runner.” At least eight players of the receiving team must be lined up in the 15-yard “setup zone” prior to kickoff only three receiving-team players can remain outside of the setup zone.At least two players must be lined up outside the yard-line number and two players between the inbounds lines (hash marks) and the yard-line number.For example, the kicking team will line up at the 34-yard line for a kickoff from the 35-yard line. The kickoff team must have five players on each side of the ball and cannot line up more than one-yard from the restraining line.So, you’re probably wondering what exactly those rules are. ![]() They’ve now become part of the NFL, and while plenty of people still complain about them (the XFL experimented with different rules to many cheers … before the league folded), these new rules are a part of the NFL. The rules were meant to limit the high velocity collisions that often occurred on kickoffs. Prior to the start of the 2019 NFL season, the league permanently adopted new kickoff rules that had been tested throughout the previous year. ![]()
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