Why kickoffs? most concussions came from offensive plays the past couple of years. I say we just give all the players leather helmets again and hope they don't try to use their helmet as a weapon if they do they'll learn quickly not too.

If you can't play the game as it is supposed to be played, then you better off playing chess. It's one of the most exciting things in football, returning a kickoff for touchdown, so why just ruin it all?

Roger "go to hell" Goodell is ruining football. He is also the reason late hits and helmets coming off were taken out of Madden.

Noooo..kickoffs are like the wildcard of every game. They can be the difference between a win and a loss. They can be momentum builders. Why take that away?

If it weren't for kickoffs, Terrell Davis wouldn't have had a career. It's football. Let the teams earn their own field position.

Horrible decision. If they go through with this, I hope in 5 years, another USFL-type league will start up again with real football rules, but with an albeit more health-waiver oriented contracts. That sport would blow this NFL pansy game out of the water in terms of ratings and fandom.

Hmmmmmmmmm, most exciting play in football. Sure, let's toss it.

I like how they are trying to think proactively and wanting to better their sport, but I honestly think that this would do nothing but harm the integrity of the game.

This is one of the dumbest ideas the NFL minds have ever floated out there. Simply stupid. Just make it a Two-Hand Touch Pro League then. Another reason why College is 100x more exciting than the NoFunLeague.

Hell No!!!!!!!!

Why don't they take off the helmets and play flag football. They're heading in that direction anyway! Makes me sick...

I think if the NFL wants to tank and lose all it's fans then taking away the kickoff is a great idea.

Just listen to the crowd noise before every kickoff. It's the most exciting play in football because it's either a big game changing 100 yard play or a 20 yard gain. The rest of the game is a bunch of 4 yard gains, followed by some 15 yard passes, with 2 to 3 huge runs or passes.

Take away the kickoff, takes away the onside kicks. If your down at the end of the game and need the ball back, you are out of luck. NFL is trying to take away strategies as well. This is not the NFL I fell in love with.

this is a horrible idea, the players get payed millions of dollars to play football that means that there willing to risk their bodies for the game. i just dont understand anymore.. its sad

The owners are ruining the league and the game. This is the most stupid thing ive heard of. The owners need to realize they own sports franchises, not a movie studio and the players are athletes not entertainers. Their stupid rule changes have already ruined the game and have made it boring. Concussions are more common now because the players have lost the fundamentals and they dont wear their helmets properly, they under inflate their helmets so they will just slip off w/o having to use the ear holes