The NFL’s new helmet rule has barely been tested in live football, yet it is causing great consternation across the league over its implementation.
Whether it is fans’ fear of football becoming a pansy sport or players’ worry over being unfairly penalized, few seem to like the league’s attempts to protect the heads of its most precious commodity.
Due to the new NFL Helmet Rule, the following plays will be penalized this season for unnecessary roughness:
-Lowering your head before a hit
-Hitting another player at any time
-Attempting to play any kind of defense
-Looking at another player too aggressively— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) August 3, 2018And much of the concern revolves around trying to understand just exactly what the new rule is.