Punt enforcement depends on the team, timing and possession. The flag’s location is only one of the relevant spots.

An airborne punt can cross the goal line and stay live. Ground contact, player position and prior touching decide the result.

Stephon Gilmore returned to Foxborough on September 18 to retire as a Patriot. Here is what the ceremonial contract means and why New England is his defining NFL home.

Returning to the field does not by itself restore a gunner’s right to touch the punt first.

Dallas extended Brevyn Spann-Ford and Ryan Flournoy before Week 1. Here are the reported terms and the roster logic.

A motionless football can remain live. Officials wait briefly when nobody attempts to recover an abandoned ball.

A normal kickoff that first lands before the receiving 20 is dead immediately. A later bounce cannot fix it.

Detroit reportedly created $35.68 million in 2026 cap room by restructuring Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell. Here is what it enables and costs.

Jeremiyah Love is active for Arizona’s Week 1 game against the Chargers and will make his NFL debut after recovering from an ankle injury. His exact workload remains unannounced.

A score can make the ball dead before the whistle. Runners, receivers and kicks satisfy different scoring conditions.