Free-kicks are rare in the NFL. How are they different from field goals? Check out the rules behind this unique play now.

Just before halftime of Thursday night’s game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Chargers punt returner ...

According to the NFL rules, if a player makes a fair catch ... the receiving team has the option of putting the ball in play ...

The Chargers forced a Broncos punt after Justin Herbert’s second interception in as many games. On the punt, Broncos ...

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker tops the charts as the highest-paid NFL kicker in 2024. His $6.4 million salary is ...

And this is where things got interesting. Per NFL rules, a team that calls for a fair catch can either go for a drop kick or free kick from the spot of the grab. But, in this case, with the 15 ...

As the first half came to a close, Los Angeles kicker Cameron Dicker converted the first free-kick field goal in NFL history ...

Oh, and you also have the option for a drop kick, but we've only seen one of those since 1941. How many fair catch kicks have there been in NFL history? There have been seven successful fair catch ...

The NFL rule book states that “after a fair catch ... the option of putting the ball in play by a snap or fair catch kick (drop kick or place kick without a tee) from the spot of the catch ...

According to the NFL rulebook, a free kick is a kickoff ... option of putting the ball in play by a snap or fair catch kick (drop kick or place kick without a tee) from the spot of the catch ...

Governed by Rule 10, Section 2, Article 4 of the NFL Rulebook, this states ... of putting the ball in play by a snap or fair catch kick (drop kick or place kick without a tee) from the spot ...