<p>NFL coaches like Kansas City Chiefs&#8217; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hall-of-famer-terry-bradshaw-slammed-for-fat-shaming-chiefs-head-coach-after-winning-super-bowl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andy Reid</a> and Baltimore Ravens’ John Harbaugh have joined with players to slam the new kickoff fair-catch rule the owners voted to pass, with Reid arguing it&#8217;s going turn the game into &#8220;flag football.&#8221;</p>
<p>On Thursday, league owners voted against opposition by coaches to approve a one-year trial for a rule that puts the ball on the receiving team&#8217;s 25-yard line &#8220;if there is a fair catch on a free kick (kickoff and safety kick)&#8221; anywhere between the 25-yard line and the goal line. This is an attempt to reportedly cut down on injuries, a move some in the NFL said will do the exact opposite, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/chiefs-andy-reid-ravens-john-harbaugh-skeptical-of-new-kickoff-fair-catch-rules-where-does-it-stop/#:~:text=Under%20the%20new%20rules%2C%20kick,coach%20Andy%20Reid%20said%20Wednesday." target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS</a> reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;My thing is, where does it stop, right?&#8221; Chiefs coach Reid said. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see how this goes. You don&#8217;t want to take too many pieces away and you&#8217;ll be playing flag football.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NFL just passed a rule (for one season) that if a fair catch is made on a kickoff anywhere between the 25-yard line and the goal line, the ensuing drive will start at the 25. The reason for change? Player safety. <a href="https://t.co/JTIgkc7ptO">pic.twitter.com/JTIgkc7ptO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Steve Wyche (@wyche89) <a href="https://twitter.com/wyche89/status/1661032573403889665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Ravens head coach and former special teams coach Harbaugh said, &#8220;The fair catch rule, we had a chance to weigh in on that with all the special teams coaches.”</p>
<p>&#8220;We had a long talk and discussion about that,&#8221; he added. &#8220;We weren&#8217;t for it. We voted against it. We think it&#8217;s going to create more high-speed head trauma than not having it in there. That&#8217;s our position on it. But we&#8217;ll see. They want to give it a shot and take a look at it.&#8221;</p>
<p>Lions coach Dan Campbell said the rule was &#8220;highly frustrating&#8221; and said that he hates &#8220;that we continue to take away from the game. That&#8217;s what really worries me. We continue to bleed this. If we&#8217;re not careful, it won&#8217;t replenish at one point.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Meanwhile Super Bowl- winning champion Chiefs player <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kelce-brothers-correct-record-about-their-conversation-after-super-bowl-lvii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travis Kelce</a> didn&#8217;t hold back, calling the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd2tRQOaJF8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rule</a> &#8220;absolutely stupid.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think this is making the game safer,&#8221; Kelce said on his &#8220;New Heights&#8221; podcast. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s making it more boring. And taking a lot of excitement out of the game’s opening play. This is wack.&#8221;</p>
<p>Kelce&#8217;s brother, Philadelphia Eagles star Jason Kelce, said, &#8220;We&#8217;re just getting closer and closer to getting rid of special teams. &#8230; We&#8217;re just going to have guys, &#8216;Hey, I’m going to run 80 yards for no reason and then we&#8217;re going to start the drive!’”</p>
<p>Green Bay Packers First Team All-Pro kick returner Keisean Nixon wrote on his Instagram, &#8220;Lol what is a fair catch?&#8221;</p>

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