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Jon Heath

Sean Payton thinks NFL’s fair catch rule will result in low kicks on the ground

During preseason, most NFL teams will likely kick the ball high and short of the end zone to practice their kickoff coverage. And most teams fielding a kick will opt to return kickoffs to practice kickoff returns.

Once the regular season begins, though, Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton expects teams to attempt to manipulate the NFL’s new fair catch rule.

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