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Harbaugh and Tucker Want Kickoffs To Be Worth Something

See why John Harbaugh and Justin Tucker believe kickoffs should be worth something.

Mark Gunnels

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How often do you see kickers nail kickoffs through the uprights?

It doesn’t happen frequently, but we do see it happen every once in a while. Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker has accomplished the feat numerous of times and now he wants it to actually be worth something.

“The idea is if you split the uprights on a kickoff you get a point or you get rewarded for it in some way,” Tucker stated on “The Dan Patrick Show” on Tuesday. “The version I like is, you split the upright, you get a point. I’ve also heard that if you split the uprights, and instead of the opposing team starting at the 25, maybe they start at the 10, just to make the game a little more interesting.”

Head coach John Harbaugh agrees.

“I’m on record as advocating that that should [count as] a point,” Harbaugh stressed.

This will probably never get approved, but it’s an interesting idea at the very least.

Source: ESPN

Mark Gunnels is an NFL columnist for Football Insiders. He has several years of experience covering the NFL and NCAA football. He's the radio color commentator for Lincoln University football. Mark's work has been featured on Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports and Yard Barker.

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