The NFL is getting ready to ban hip-drop tackles and the reason is that the tackles have caused several notable injuries to major stars in recent seasons and since they want to prevent players from getting injuries, it’s best to ban hip-drop tackles.
According to Commissioner Rodger Goodell during a press conference;
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‘We all should work to get that out of the game,’ said Goodell. ‘You see it escalated the number of times it occurred this season. The [potential] injury can be very devastating. We saw that also.’
‘It’s not just happening at the NFL level. It’s happening at other levels. It’s something that I feel we’ve got to work very hard to get that removed this spring.’
Vincent echoed similar sentiments when he said ‘We have to now… It’s a gruesome play.’
What’s a hip-drop tackle?
A hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender pulls down a ball carrier by their upper body, while also dropping all of his weight on the offensive players legs to bring them to the ground.
Having that amount of body weight falling onto an offensive player’s legs tends to cause the player’s legs to be trapped at awkward angles, often leading to serious injuries.
What do you think of the NFL getting ready to ban hip-drop tackles?