METAIRIE, La. (BRPROUD) — When the first NFL preseason game kicks off Aug. 1, it will look vastly different, thanks to a new kickoff rule adopted in the offseason. "It's a whole new world out there," said Darren Rizzi, Saints special teams coordinator. "We're going into a whole new frontier of special teams football." Rizzi said the preseason games are going to be really fun to watch from a special teams standpoint with the change. Let's break down the basics of the new kickoff. Kickers will continue to kick from their own 35-yard line. The other 10 players on the kickoff team will line up at the receiving team's 40-yard line, which is five yards from where the return team is lined up. Baton Rouge professional hockey home opener date, time set: See when A max of two receiving team players can line up in the landing zone, which is the area between the receiving team's goal line and the 20-yard line. The only players who can move at any time before or during the kickoff are the returners in the landing zone, meaning no one else can move until the ball hits the ground or a player in the landing zone or if the ball goes into the endzone. The rule emphasizes making sure the ball gets to the landing zone with penalties for failing to do so, resulting in the ball being placed at the 40-yard line. Thanks to the rule change, Saints fans may see some of their stars on kickoffs when typically, they wouldn't have. "I think your whole roster is available to you," Rizzi said. "Some of it might be situational. You might not use Alvin Kamara 100% of the time, but Alvin Kamara is probably going to be back there at some point, back there lined up as a returner. Same thing with defensive players. You might not have defensive starters out there every single kickoff, but if you're kicking off at the end of the game and you have a pretty good idea, they're going to return the ball. You may have two or three of your defensive starters out there." Surprise onside kicks, like the one the Saints did in the Super Bowl, are a thing of the past. Onside kicks can only happen in the fourth quarter and must be declared, but that doesn't mean the excitement goes away at the end of games. Rizzi said some of the end-of-game situations could be "interesting." "You know a team scores with two seconds left to take the lead. Well, you can't just kick a little dribbler and end the game," said Rizzi. "You've got to put the ball down there in the landing zone, so the game's essentially not over. So, I think some of those end-of-the-game situations are going to be much more exciting than they were in the past." Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now BRProud Daily News SIGN UP NOW Although Rizzi helped lead the charge on this rule change, it doesn't necessarily give the Saints an early advantage. "It's been trial and error. I mean, we both tried some things and I'm like, there's no way we're doing that," said Rizzi. "And we've tried some things and I'm like, look, this looks really good. I think that's why I said earlier about the preseason games. We're going to not only have eyes on our preseason games, we're going to have eyes across the league on the other 31 teams on how people are doing them, because I think the quicker everyone figures this out both coaches and players, it's going to be a major advantage to some teams." The Saints open their preseason schedule on Aug. 10 at the Arizona Cardinals. Latest News Petition started over finalists selected for East Baton Rouge Schools superintendent Gonzales store takes donations to help employee's daughter after her mom was shot, killed Local grocery stores share tips on what to expect at the register ahead of 4th of July Major Hurricane Beryl stays strong, heading to Mexico, Texas. Will Louisiana see rain and waves? Photo of sign apparently mocking California retail theft law goes viral