NFL owners unanimously voted to ban the hip-drop tackle Monday morning, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, despite growing protests from the NFL Players Association.
Starting in the 2024 season, if a player is flagged for executing the hip-drop, his team will be penalized 15 yards and their opponent will receive an automatic first down. The NFL’s new rule states that:
“It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring a runner to the ground: (a) grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and (b) unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner’s leg(s) at or below the knee.