Next Saints HC may very well be facing off in the Bills vs Lions game

Bill said
Just wondering… with the new kickoff rules, can you fake a short onsides kick and instead kick the ball downfield instead? I mean, is there any rule that says how long your onsides kick has to be? It seems that it would catch the receiving team off guard if you kicked it over everyone’s head and your guys wouldn’t have to change direction to chase after the ball. Is there any rule that limits how far you can kick an onsides kick? :unsure:

Yes. It’s a penalty if the ball doesn’t land in the landing zone

“In the NFL, a kickoff must travel to the area between the receiving team's goal line and their 20-yard line to land in the "landing zone," meaning any kick that lands within this zone must be returned by the receiving team; if the kick falls short of this area, it's treated as out of bounds and the ball is placed on the receiving team's 40-yard line”