Mel Blount Explains Play That Created Mel Blount Rule

Mel BlountFormer Pittsburgh Steelers CB Mel Blount was so dominant that the NFL had to change the way he played with the implementation of the Mel Blount Rule. Blount was a guest on the now-former Cook And Joe Show on 93.7 The Fan earlier this week and broke down the play that got the rule implemented.

“We played a game in 1977 against the Bengals in Pittsburgh and Bob Trumpy who was the tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals, just came out into the flat so Ken [Anderson] throws this ball, I react to the ball and really unintentionally broke his jaw. I mean, we collided and unfortunately, he got hurt. And then a play later Isaac Curtis was trying to get off the line of scrimmage and he…