The NFL’s new helmet-to-helmet rule, banning any lowering of the head to initiate contact, has caused plenty of controversy in the preseason. Reportedly, the league doesn’t plan on making any changes to the rule. So the Pittsburgh Steelers, along with 31 other teams, are learning to deal with it.
“I think we’re all learning, each and every week, each time a game is played,” Mike Tomlin told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler when asked about the rule yesterday. “Whether it’s our game or another person’s game. The gathering of information. The league office is doing a nice job of sending instructional videos out to further educate us.