NFL exec Troy Vincent suggests kickoff rule change proposal coming, won't let it become 'ceremonial play'

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Troy Vincent, NFL executive vice president of football operations and former Philadelphia Eagles star, expressed support for a change in kickoffs amid a report the play was discussed over the weekend.

Vincent said Monday there was "no question" a proposal for kickoffs will be on the table in the offseason, according to NFL.com. The NFL competition committee met about kickoffs over the weekend, The Washington Post reported.

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Executive Vice President of Football Operations Troy Vincent at the podium in the third round of the NFL Draft on April 28, 2023 at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"We know we won’t go back into what we saw last year, when it became a ceremonial play," Vincent said."

The committee could make a proposal to alter the kickoffs to make it look more like how the XFL did in 2023, the Washington Post reported, citing a source.

The rule would need to receive 24 votes to be enacted. The NFL changed the rule last season, allowing fair catches on kickoffs. However, the Washington Post reported that rule was only made for one season.

My perspective has been that we have to keep the kickoff in the game," Atlanta Falcons CEO Rich McKay told the newspaper. "And to do that, we have to find a way to modernize it and get that play going again, because that 20% return rate is not what was intended for that [fair catch] rule."

Troy Vincent speaks during the "An Evening With..." event at Under the Bridge at Stamford Bridge on Oct. 7, 2019 in London. (Paul Harding/Getty Images for Leaders)

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