The league on Thursday said that the 43 percent reduction rate on kickoffs meant the new format had worked as intended.

Here's a good snapshot of NFL concussion data over the years, via the @NFL, culminating in today's record low. There were no preseason games in 2020, accounting for that lower number. —

Concussions were down 17 percent from 2023 and were the lowest on record since the league started tracking data in 2015.