Another NFL rule change is reportedly being discussed concerning the way that defensive players tackle offensive players and specifically from behind. Players are not happy about that discussion as well.
According to multiple reports the last few days, the NFL’s chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, said recently that the techniques used on “hip-drop” tackles, in which the defensive player grabs the ball carrier from behind and then pulls him down while dropping the tackler’s own body to the ground, could be eliminated from the game. Why? Well, that type of tackle, which got its name from the rugby game, was reportedly banned by the National Rugby League in Australia because of the injuries it caused.