Rams resume work on new kickoff format in training camp

Stu Jackson

LOS ANGELES - The Olympic Games are underway, and there's one sport that could offer concept carryover to the NFL's new hybrid kickoff format: Rugby.

"I have not watched anything yet," Rams special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn said. "I have not watched the rugby, but it's going to be something similar."

As Blackburn and other special teams coaches across NFL training camps experiment