When the NFL overhauled kickoff rules to create more returns this season, the change had the potential to revive a rare, electrifying play: the kicker tackle. Retired kickers like Shayne Graham ...

Let's not keep doing that, okay? Four days after the 49ers lost kicker Jake Moody to an ankle injury while he made a tackle on a kickoff, the status of their new kicker, Matthew Wright ...

The new kickoff rule is expected to result in more kickoff returns, including more long kickoff returns where the kicker is the last man standing between the returner and the end zone. Which means ...

Videos of the hit have gone viral. The tackle earned Hansen, an outstanding soccer player who is in her second season as the Pekin football team's kicker, a standing ovation from the Pekin fans ...

They're ranked in the top 20 of the state.” Elliott said that having a reliable kicker gives him peace of mind. “When games are tight and they're crucial, you know that you can get yourself in ...

Oct. 11, 9:35 a.m. For the second time in five days, the San Francisco 49ers saw their kicker get hurt trying to make a tackle on kickoff coverage. Freshly signed kicker Matthew Wright’s last ...

In the XFL, the kickoff specialist made 17 percent of all tackles on these plays. So, kickers, including Steelers kicker Chris Boswell, are getting into the weight room. "There was a stat that ...