One controversial piece of news coming out of the NFL Annual League Meeting this year is the ban on hip-drop tackles for this season. With cries of “may as well just ban all tackles” and similar, it seems there’s quite a bit of outrage over this.
Even as the resident Buffalo Rumblings penalty nerd and often “ref apologist” for our website, I’ll admit there might be cause for concern. But on the other hand, let’s not reenact the plot of Chicken Little either. Let’s discuss...
What even is a hip-drop tackle?
I’ll be real candid with everyone here.