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Green Bay Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy and the rest of his staff were part of Pro Bowl history Sunday. They led the NFC to a record 62-points as they picked up a 62-35 win over the AFC in Honolulu.

Two Packer players represented the team; C Jeff Saturday and G Josh Sitton. Sitton got the nod thanks to the San Francisco 49ers making it to the Super Bowl as he replaced Mike Iupati. It was Sitton’s first Pro Bowl appearance. QB Aaron Rodgers and LB Clay Matthews were each named to the game but did not play due to injury.

Saturday was involved in one of the more memorable moments of the game. For one play, he went on the field with the AFC offense to snap the ball to longtime Colt’s teammate Peyton Manning. The two played together for 13-seasons in Indianapolis. Saturday announced earlier in the week that he would be retiring after the game, his 6th Pro Bowl in 14 NFL Seasons.

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The kickoff may soon be a thing of the past in the National Football League.

TIME magazine on Thursday had a story on NFL commissioner Roger Goodell that included his mention of the league considering eliminating the kickoff for player-safety reasons.

Masthay’s role looks to increase if the proposed rule change goes through

Green Bay Packer‘s punter Tim Masthay calls it a “quirky” rule change.

AUDIO: Masthay on possible effect of rule change :22

Before Thursday night’s NFL game, Goodell said he thought the story is interesting and confirmed that the NFL’s competition committee will review the idea.

This possible rule change would be as follows:

After a team would score, they would receive the ball on their own 30 yard line, and it would be 4th down, with 15 yards to go.

Just like a regular 4th down play, the idea is for teams to punt the ball, run a fake punt, or go for it. If the team would not make it, the opposition would take over on downs like normal.

The idea is to minimize player impact on kickoffs and increase player safety. Masthay says punt plays are less physical.

AUDIO: Masthay on punt play physicality :16

“To me it just adds more punt plays…” says Masthay.

AUDIO: Masthay on what this means :16

One thing is certain, the emphasis on punting and having a good punter would immediately become a big factor.