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NFL Approves Game-Changing Onside Kick Rule for 2025

5/22/2025

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NFL owners have shaken things up by approving a groundbreaking rule change for the 2025 season, allowing teams to declare an onside kick at any time while trailing, not just in the fourth quarter. Onside kicks will now be executed from the 34-yard line. However, the controversial "tush push" play remains in the game after a failed ban proposal.

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NFL owners have shaken things up by approving a groundbreaking rule change for the 2025 season, allowing teams to declare an onside kick at any time while trailing, not just in the fourth quarter. Onside kicks will now be executed from the 34-yard line. However, the controversial "tush push" play remains in the game after a failed ban proposal.