Dangerous ‘hip-drop’ tackles, kickoffs focus of NFL meetings in Orlando
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Dangerous ‘hip-drop’ tackles, kickoffs focus of NFL meetings in Orlando

LA Times  

The first NFL meetings of the new season will run Sunday through Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. The hip drop involves a defender hoisting himself off the ground and dropping his hips and/or lower body to pull an offensive player straight down, frequently trapping the lower legs of the person being tackled. “But when they do it, the runner becomes defenseless.” Eliminating those tackles will be in focus this week at the annual league meetings, which take place Sunday through Tuesday in Orlando, Fla. Rams Aaron Donald explains why he decided to retire from Rams Aaron Donald explains why he decided to retire from Rams, saying he could not imagine putting his body through another training camp and 17-game season. The Indianapolis Colts have proposed allowing a coach or replay official to challenge any call made inside of two minutes remaining in a half, in an effort to correct bad ones.

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Kickoff changes, hip-drop tackle bans, expanded technology use could be voted on by NFL owners in spring
10 months, 1 week ago

Kickoff changes, hip-drop tackle bans, expanded technology use could be voted on by NFL owners in spring

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — As NFL draft prospects, talent evaluators and officials convened for evaluations and interviews at the annual scouting combine, the members of the NFL’s competition committee spent several days studying and debating whether to alter multiple key elements of the game in the coming season. The modification of the kickoff, the elimination of the hip-drop tackle, possible tweaks to …

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