Right, but American football has it for kickoffs.

Right, but American football has it for kickoffs.
by Manorcal (2024-03-06 21:32:30)

In reply to: A mark(rugby faircatch) may not be called from a kickoff * posted by irishlaw2010

Fair catches on short, high kickoffs would kill excitement, but removing fair catches (and "kick catch interference," I guess) from kickoffs might make it more dangerous again. For those reasons, I don't see rugby-style kickoffs entering American football right now.

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