Posted August 15, 2011 on AP on Fox
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Tampa Bay wide receiver Micheal Spurlock is entering his fifth season in the NFL, and he's learning on the fly this year, along with the rest of the league's top kick returners. The NFL made a couple of important changes this offseason for kickoffs, moving them up 5 yards to the 35-yard line and requiring players on the kickoff team to line up between the 30 and 35, precluding a full-speed start. Spurlock says players are adjusting to the changes in the preseason, but there will be more variables to account for when the regular season starts. The Bucs had only one of their kickoffs go for a touchback last season. In the preseason opener, five of their kickoffs were not returned.
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