NFL Considers Banning Controversial Hip-Drop Tackle
TL;DR
The hip-drop tackle, a technique where a defender drops their body weight onto the legs of the ball carrier, poses an enhanced risk of injury and has caused multiple injuries, including a recent ankle injury to Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill. Similar to the banned horse-collar tackle, the NFL is now seeking to prohibit the hip-drop tackle due to its potential for lower-body injuries. The league hopes that owners will vote to ban the technique in March, prioritizing player safety.
- The hip-drop tackle needs to go NBC Sports
- NFL to examine eliminating hip-drop tackles this offseason; kickoff play, tush push, fumbles out of end zone also to be reviewed NFL.com
- Bears safety Jaquan Brisker on possible hip-drop tackle ban: 'We just want to play football' Fox News
- Roger Goodell Says NFL Is Ready to Ban Controversial Hip-Drop Tackle Sports Illustrated
- Outlawing the 'hip-drop' tackle next season is going to wildly change the NFL. And not for the better Deadspin
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