Andy Reid reads my mind on the new kickoff rules

Rouxble said

I'll say again, let's scrap the kickoff and go to punts after a score. My quick Google research shows kickoffs are five times more likely than your average play to lead to a concussion, while a punt is only 1.5 times as likely.

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The difference is on punts, the receiving team starts blocking at the line of scrimmage reducing the speed of most of the punt team's players Now if they allowed the receiving team to line up on the ball for punting as kickoffs, then that could continue that trend.