UFL unveils sweeping rule changes ahead of new season, including 4-point field goals

The United Football League games volition look noticeably antithetic erstwhile the 2026 play kicks off. 

The outpouring shot league announced respective regularisation revisions for its upcoming season, including a caller twist connected tract goals. Any squad that makes a tract extremity of astatine slightest 60 yards volition person 4 points alternatively of the accepted three.

"We privation to make an breathtaking game. We privation bully flow. We privation large plays. We privation to beforehand scoring," UFL caput of officiating Dean Blandino told USA Today Sports.

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Generic presumption of a Columbus Aviators banded UFL shot earlier the introductory property league astatine Historic Crew Stadium connected Oct. 09, 2025 successful Columbus, Ohio. (Jason Mowry/UFL/Getty Images)

Other notable alteration centered astir punting restrictions. Teams volition beryllium barred from punting "anywhere wrong the 50-yard line," the UFL said, but aft the two-minute informing successful either half.

The past mates of seasons successful the NFL saw an uptick successful tract extremity tries from beyond the 60-yard mark. Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey, who played outpouring shot successful the USFL from 2022-23, connected connected a 64-yard tract extremity past season.

A wide presumption of the UFL logo connected an extremity portion pylon during the 2nd fractional of the UFL crippled betwixt the DC Defenders and the San Antonio Brahmas astatine Audi Field connected April 20, 2025 successful Washington, DC.  (Scott Taetsch/UFL/Getty Images)

"Kicking a 65-yard tract extremity is simply a batch harder than 1 from 35," Blandino added, per ESPN. "Why should they number the same? So it promotes excitement. Those are really, truly breathtaking plays, whether it's an extremity to fractional oregon extremity of game, and it's besides going to alteration the strategy of the crippled arsenic well."

Other changes successful the rules overhaul included a prohibition of the "tush push." The short-yardage play was astir banned by NFL squad owners successful 2025.

A wide presumption of the UFL logo connected the tract earlier the crippled betwixt the Memphis Showboats and the San Antonio Brahmas astatine Alamodome connected May 16, 2025, successful San Antonio, Texas. (Tim Heitman/UFL/Getty Images)

Kickers volition statesman kicking disconnected the shot from the 30-yard enactment successful the 2026 season.

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UFL players person already reported to grooming camp. The 2026 play kicks disconnected connected March 27 connected FOX.

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