The NFL has new protocols for kickoffs this season, and Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey believes he is in a position to take advantage of them.
Aubrey, who played soccer in college and led the league in field goals made as a rookie in 2023, thinks his background will “definitely” help him make the most of the kickoff change. ing. Under the new rules, the kicker will kick from his own 35-yard line, and the rest of the kicking team will stand at the opponent's 40-yard line. Most players on the receiving team are between their own 35-yard line and 30-yard line, and no one can move until the ball is caught by a returner lined up within the 20-yard line.
Aubrey said he loves this rule and believes it “saves my legs and gives me a chance to go out and hit some unique balls.”
“was at the workshop “Right now,” Aubrey said via the team's website. “We're in the workshop because hang time isn't that important and you can't move until you get caught. We don't want to give away too much.” . . It works by hitting the ball in different ways, placing your foot on the ball in different ways, and wrapping your foot around the ball in a certain way. I think it will be useful. Being a football player is a skill that I brought to the NFL. ”
How Aubrey and others approach the new kickoff will be one of the biggest points of interest in the 2024 season, which begins this fall.
