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Good morning! Aaron Rodgers will play football this year.
Over the last two years, we have seen major American sports adopt huge rule changes. Before last season, baseball revolutionized itself to great effect. We even covered a big NFL rule tweak yesterday. Today brings another, and it could be bigger than baseball’s. Yes, NFL kickoffs are undergoing a serious makeover. But it might not look that different to us on TV — and this is a good thing.