Overview

• Philadelphia’s Vic Fangio said the 2025 K-ball procedures have “drastically changed” field goals and likened the results to baseball’s steroid era, arguing long makes may deserve an asterisk.
• Under the revised system, teams receive 60 designated kicking balls for the season to break in during the week, and each ball can be used in up to three games.
• Eagles special teams coordinator Michael Clay explained that extended prep lets kickers choose preferred balls on game day, describing the change as consistent with the league’s interest in more scoring.
• The season’s early returns include multiple 60-plus-yard conversions, highlighted by Tampa Bay’s Chase McLaughlin from 65 yards and Dallas’s Brandon Aubrey from 64, with attempts from long range up notably.
• Fangio said the expanded range is affecting defensive play-calling late in halves and predicted a 70-plus-yard make this season, while reports noted the Eagles supported the rule in the offseason vote.