USFL reveals rules with kickoff around the corner

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The United States Football League (USFL) on Wednesday announced it would have some different rules as the kickoff for its first season is less than a month away.

The Birmingham Stallions and New Jersey Generals will play on April 16. The USFL said the new rules will place a bigger emphasis on offense and big plays while also giving teams who have fallen behind during the game an easier chance to get back into it.

"Fans are the USFL’s top priority, so our rules are designed to give fans the traditional physical play they know and love while adding some modern fast-paced elements," USFL Head of Officiating Mike Pereira said in a news release obtained by Fox News Digital. "The overwhelming majority of rules that govern gameplay in the USFL are standard at the professional or collegiate level. But we are incorporating a few unconventional ideas that we're convinced will add offense, alter some coaching decisions and strategy for the better, and make it easier to get major penalty calls correct. Collectively, these changes will be good for the game of football and keep fans more engaged and entertained."

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Read below for the twist the USFL is putting on football.

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Running backs Herschel Walker (34) and Maurice Carthon (33) of the New Jersey Generals stretch before the game against the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL) at Giants Stadium on June 1, 1985, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives)

Teams that score a touchdown will have three options for extra points. A team could choose to go for one, two or three points after the