Chiefs coach fires back at Trump's criticism of NFL kickoff rule: 'I hope he hears it'

Kansas City Chiefs peculiar teams coordinator Dave Toub reacted to President Donald Trump’s disapproval of the NFL’s caller kickoff connected Thursday arsenic the squad preps for their crippled against the Indianapolis Colts.

Trump has been vocal astir his dislike for the NFL’s kickoff rule, which were made imperishable this year. The astir caller disapproval came erstwhile helium appeared connected "The Pat McAfee Show" past week, calling it "terrible."

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) watches U.S. President Donald Trump shingle the manus of a young instrumentality arsenic helium attends the NFL  football crippled betwixt the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders astatine Northwest Stadium connected Nov. 9, 2025 successful Landover, Maryland.  (John McDonnell/Getty Images)

"He doesn’t adjacent cognize what he’s looking at," Toub said erstwhile asked astir it during his media availability. "He has nary thought what’s going connected with the kickoff rule. Take that for what it’s worth. And I anticipation helium hears it."

Trump was connected the ESPN amusement for a Veterans Day peculiar and had much critiques of the rules.

"I deliberation it’s truthful terrible. I deliberation it’s truthful demeaning, and I deliberation it hurts the game. It hurts the pageantry," Trump said. "I’ve told that to (NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell, and I don’t deliberation it’s immoderate safer. I mean, you inactive person guys crashing into each other."

In September, the president called the dynamic kickoff regularisation "sissy football."

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Kansas City Chiefs adjunct caput coach/special teams coordinator Dave Toub leaves the tract aft warmups earlier the crippled against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Aug. 24, 2019. (Denny Medley/USA TODAY Sports)

"The NFL has to get escaped of that ridiculous looking caller Kickoff Rule," helium wrote connected Truth Social. "How tin they marque specified a large and sweeping alteration truthful easy and quickly. It’s astatine slightest arsenic unsafe arsenic the ‘normal’ kickoff, and looks similar hell.

"The shot is moving, and the players are not, the nonstop other of what shot is each about. ‘Sissy’ shot is atrocious for America, and atrocious for the NFL! Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas? It’s similar wanting to ‘roll back’ the play shot truthful it doesn’t spell (nearly!) arsenic far. Fortunately, assemblage shot volition stay the same, hopefully forever!!"

The NFL has said the dynamic kickoff strategy is safer and has produced much kickoff returns.

Dave Toub Assistant Head Coach and Special Teams Coordinator  of the Kansas City Chiefs connected the sideline during the crippled against the New York Giants  on Sept. 21, 2025 astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, New Jersey.  (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The regularisation stated that the shot is kicked from the 35-yard line, but each subordinate connected the kicking squad indispensable hold astatine the 40 until the shot hits the crushed oregon is touched by a returner wrong the 20-yard line.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.