In college football, the hip-drop tackle was the buzz of the weekend after Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a leg injury.
After that similar kind of tackle, Ravens tight end Mark Andrews will likely need surgery on his ankle and miss the remainder of the season. As a result, the tackle gained attention in the NFL.
Because the “hip drop” tackle has a propensity to injure lower body parts, it has become a contentious play in the NFL. It appears that defensive players will now face severe sanctions for it, since the league plans to outlaw it this offseason.
BREAKING: The #NFL is expected to BAN the hip-drop tackle this offseason, per NBC.
“The league has found it to occur approximately once per game” pic.twitter.com/MmM5m06HKK
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) November 22, 2023
The NFL considered outlawing the hip-drop tackle last season but decided against it. Finding a different method for a player pursuing the ball carrier to make a tackle without endangering the opponent’s momentum or ability to score by falling forward is the challenge.
