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C Moon

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12. For those who don't know, the old kick off was brutal.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Nov 21, 2025, 12:25 AM

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It allowed for the kicking team to be in full sprint when they reached the guy catching the ball. He had to decide whether to call a fair catch (and the ball would be placed where caught which kept him from not get clobbered by some guy running full sprint at him), or catch it and run.

Lots of injuries on the old style kickoffs—including concussions.

Side note: In high school football, I was on a kicking team, and a defender clipped me from the side (threw his body at the side of my knee). Stretched the ligament badly. The knee swung inward and then back. No tear. But it gave me a sickening feeling in my stomach I'll never forget. I don't know how these NFL guys do it.

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