NFL Gets Softer: Owners Ban Swivel Hip-Drop Tackle Maneuver
On Monday, the National Football League announced that owners had approved a rule proposal that banned the swivel hip-drop tackle technique.
According to The Atheltic, the swivel hip-drop tackle is when a player “Grabs a runner with both hands/arms while attempting to make a tackle or unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and lower body.”
The new rule will result in violators being flagged for a 15-yard penalty.
NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent told the press that the new rule would also result in players getting fined and receiving warning letters after the game.
NFL bans hip-drop tackle — and it’s already a huge controversy https://t.co/SS3X2JBcGh pic.twitter.com/I5l3BzWVVt
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