Two playoff injuries might encourage a tackle rule change this NFL offseason.
of the Chiefs’ 27-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars last week. He exited the game briefly, returned to start the second half and will start for Kansas City in Sunday’s AFC Championship against the Bengals.
Tony Pollard after being tackled against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half of an NFL divisional round game.Patrick Mahomes is brought down by Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Travon Walker the first half of an AFC divisional round game.After he was tackled in a similar fashion to Mahomes, the Cowboys star was found to have a fractured fibula and high ankle sprain.
New boundaries have been set in the past before by the NFL, though, including outlawing horse collar tackles and coming down hard on hits to the head. Earlier this season, the NFL and NFLPAin the wake of a scary incident involving Tua Tagovailoa. Any rule changes do however have to go through all 32 team owners. For change to be enacted, 75 percent of them would have to approve the change.
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