XFL innovations NFL should implement and avoid

The XFL is done but its impact should not be ignored by the NFL.

The XFL has suspended operations and appears to be done forever. However, the fledgling league once again brought innovations the NFL should seriously consider adding to its repertoire and broadcasts.

The kickoff

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The XFL kickoff was intriguing and beyond clever. If the NFL is serious about cutting out the danger of concussions and injuries suffered on kickoffs, it would quickly follow the XFL’s lead. And, as much as the big league has to try and doctor it with its own spin, leave what the XFL created alone. It works and works quite well.