If teams want to use a 12th man to hold the ball for kickoffs, they can. Without a tee, if they choose. Regardless of whether the wind requires it.
Although Bears special-teams coordinator Richard Hightower recently complained that the Eagles’ use of a 12th man to hold the ball without a tee in order to better position it for a “dirty” kick violates the intent of the rules, the rules clearly allow it.
A league spokesperson has confirmed that teams are free to use a 12th man for that purpose. The kick can happen with or without a tee — and with or without a holder.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni addressed the situation in a Saturday press conference.
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