Raiders legend Tim Brown names 1 rule he'd take from arena football and implement in NFL

Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown played 16 years with the Raiders enactment erstwhile the squad was successful Los Angeles and aboriginal successful Oakland.

He was a nine-time Pro Bowler and named to the All-1990s Team for his efforts with the Raiders and narrowly missed retired connected a Super Bowl title. Still, without the ring, helium is 1 of the top receivers of all-time with 1,094 catches for 14,934 yards and 100 touchdowns.

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Los Angeles Raiders receiver Tim Brown, #81, successful enactment against the Atlanta Falcons astatine Fulton County Stadium successful Atlanta connected Sept. 22, 1991. (Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports)

Brown present serves arsenic the president and commissioner of The Arena League – an indoor shot league featuring six teams and 7-on-7 shot connected the field. He appeared connected "Up & Adams" connected Tuesday and was asked which regularisation helium would bring to the NFL from the arena game.

"Getting escaped of kickers," Brown told Adams. "We person nary kicking successful our league. Getting escaped of kickers. I owned an (arena shot team) years agone and kicking was the worst portion of the game. Obviously, the poles were narrow, and it made it precise hard for those guys. 

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Los Angeles Raiders receiver Tim Brown, #81, carries the shot against the San Francisco 49ers during a pre-season crippled astatine Candlestick Park successful San Francisco connected Aug. 8, 1993. (USA TODAY Sports)

"It truly slowed the crippled down. It conscionable wasn’t what you privation to spot – you’re talking astir fast-paced games. Now we person a throw-off. These guys virtually propulsion the shot and it’s the champion happening ever. I cognize it would ne'er happen. I got a batch of friends who were kickers successful the league. But it works. It makes for a precise fun-paced, fast-paced, amusive crippled and I deliberation it’s a beauteous thing."

The NFL has surely made a fewer regularisation changes astir the kickoff, portion the United Football League has taken distant kicking erstwhile it comes to points aft touchdowns.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown answers questions during a "Chalk Talk" held astatine the Pro Football Hall of Fame connected Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Kevin Whitlock / Massillon Independent / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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Any regularisation alteration successful the league would request to beryllium approved by 24 of the 32 owners.

Fox News' Connor McGahan contributed to this report.

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