About this episode
Sixty-yard field goals! Landing zones! The K ball! The kicking game seemingly has never played a bigger role in the NFL than it is this season. The Athletic national NFL writers Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando join Robert Mays to dive into The Year of the Kicker in the NFL, how we got to this point, and the effects the rule changes are having on the league on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. Rundown (timestamps are approximate) 4:30 The evolution in kickoff rules 29:36 The K ball 38:53 How much does this all matter? 48:27 The effects on offenses and defenses Host: Robert Mays With: Jourdan Rodrigue and Mike Sando Executive Producer: Michael Beller Video Producer: Katy Duffy Audio Producer: Michael Beller Social Producer: Scott Krinch Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Jourdan on Bluesky: @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social Follow Mike on Bluesky: @sandonfl.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Jourdan on X: @JourdanRodrigue Follow Mike on X: @SandoNFL Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.