President-elect Donald Trump has revealed one thing he doesn't like during his re-election campaign: the NFL's new kickoff rules.
President Trump reiterated that point shortly after praising San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa after the star's sacking celebration, which seemed to pay tribute to the former president.
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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event in Mint Hill, North Carolina, Wednesday, September 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
“The NFL should abolish the ridiculous new kickoff rule!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
This was not the first time President Trump criticized the rule. When appearing on “Let's Go!”, he mentioned it as a point of contention. Podcast with sportscaster Jim Gray and former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.
“I'll tell you, I'm watching football right now, and that kickoff seems weird,” Trump said before Election Day. “That looks weird, Coach. I hope you like it, but I think it's going to hurt your game. Once you get something good, I don't think you'll change it.”
“And I don't know why it's safer. Why would it be safer? They're still crashing. … I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago and what the hell did they do to football?” I said, “Are you there?”
The president-elect mentioned the rule again during an interview with outkick Clay Travis during the Alabama-Georgia college football game.
Players from the Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders line up for the second half kickoff of a preseason game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on August 10, 2024. The NFL will implement new rules for kickoff this season. (Steven Maturen/Getty Images)
President Trump praises Nick Bosa as 49ers star appears to have paid tribute to the president-elect during the game
“College football is as big as the NFL,” he said. “I don't know what they're doing with kickoff returns in the NFL. Obviously I don't want to get into controversy, but it seems like a really bad thing.
“And I realized they weren't doing that in college and they shouldn't be doing that. And I think the NFL should go back. And maybe it's a little more dangerous, but it I don't think it's even more dangerous than football.
“I think they made a terrible mistake about that.”
He also wrote about this in early September for Truth Social.
Former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on November 4, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“I can't believe the NFL has effectively abolished the always exciting kickoff return. It's such an exciting part of football. What are they doing? It's the beginning of the end!”
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The NFL is in its first season of the Dynamic Kickoff Rule.
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