NFL owners have approved a rule proposal to ban the hip-drop tackle, the league announced Monday.
It will be a 15-yard penalty if flagged in games, but Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, strongly implied last week that the rule would likely be enforced in ways similar to that of the"use of helmet" rule, which typically leads to warning letters and fines in the week following a game rather than by flags during the game.
The proposed rule was written to address only a subset of the rugby tackling style that has spread around the NFL in recent years, competition committee chairman Rich McKay said last week. Ravens tight end Mark Andrews suffered a major leg injury on a hip-drop tackle from the Bengals' Logan Wilson last season. The tackling technique often results in lower body injuries. The proposal requires officials to note two actions: If a defender"grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms" and also"unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner's leg at or below the knee.
The NFL Players Association joined many current and former players in objecting to the proposal last week. In a statement posted to social media, the NFLPA said the rule would cause confusion among players, coaches, officials and fans.used a hip-drop tackle to take him down on Nov. 16. Andrews sustained a cracked fibula and ligament damage and was sidelined until the AFC Championship Game.Teams will now receive a third challenge following one successful challenge.
A major foul by the offense will be enforced before a change of possession in situations where there are fouls by both teams.
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