Riders to lace up skates for Winter Classic charity hockey game in Saskatoon
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Current and former Riders will be joined by some former NHL players.
No thanks, NFL.
The league is not going to have kickoffs during the Pro Bowl. Instead, it’s going to test a potential new rule to give teams two options after a scoring play.
A team can either give the other team the ball at the 25-yard line, similar to a touchback, or the team that scores can elect to possess the ball at its own 25-yard line on fourth down, with 15 yards needed to get a first down.
If it gets the first down, it keeps the ball. If it doesn’t, the opposition takes possession where the play ends.
Kickoffs are constantly described as the most dangerous play in the game. I like the XFL rule better, where the kicking team and the return team are lined up five yards apart downfield and can’t move until the ball is caught. It eliminates hits at full speed but still allows big-play returns.
Taking kickoffs completely out of the game reduces the excitement of the game.
And it’s why again the CFL wins when it comes to exciting big plays in the kicking game.