NFL goal posts were moved back before the beginning of the 1974 season. The was done to try and reduce the number of field goals kicked during a game, especially at the end of games, to make things safer around the goal line for the players, and make passing around the middle of the field at the goal line more productive.
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they were moved back because players were running into them and would get injured sometimes. Plus Quarterbacks would throw to open receivers in the endzone and the upright would get in the way and knock down passes.
most likely to reduce injury, interference with play and make kicking game more challenging. goal posts still exist within the endzone in Canadian football.
No they wern't.
The original American football field was 70 yards wide, but that was long before the days of the NFL. The width of the NFL field has never changed, because the standard width of 53 1/3 yards was in place before the league came into existence.
Because It was cheaper back then.
22 feet
It depends on the level of play you're asking about. At the high school level, the goal posts are 10' high and 23' 4" wide. On both the collegiate and professional levels, the only difference from high school is that the goalposts are 18' 6" wide.