Donald Trump momentarily shifted his Focus from criticizing his presidential opponent kamla Harris to express his frustration with the NFL over a new rule change this season the league has implemented significant modifications to kickoffs allowing for fair catches and altering defensive players ability to pursue the ball carrier the aim is to minimize the risk of severe injuries during these high impact plays Trump is clearly not a fan of these changes voicing his displeasure on truth social as the 2024 season kicks off this weekend he stated I can't believe the NFL is effectively getting rid of the always exciting kickoff return such an exciting part of football what are they doing beginning of the end before this Outburst Trump made headlines related to the NFL when he expressed gratitude to Britney momes the wife of Chief's quarterback Patrick Mahomes for liking one of his Instagram posts about his 2024 presidential campaign this isn't the first time Trump has criticized the NFL he previously expressed outrage over players kneeling during the national anthem as a form of peaceful protest initiated by former NFL player and civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick despite his criticisms Trump did host several Super Bowl winning teams at the White House during his presidency including the New England Patriots perhaps this means Trump will have more time on Sundays to prepare for the highly anticipated presidential debate scheduled for Tuesday night