Number of concussions dropped on kickoffs

[HotOffTheWire]

New kickoff rules have saved the play from elimination for another season. The NFL said Friday that concussions on kickoffs dropped from 20 in 2017 to 13 in 2018, a 35 percent reduction, Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports. “It seemed to have the result that the competition committee wanted,” Jeff Miller, the NFL’s [more]

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