NFL homeowners approve ban on swivel hip-drop tackling approach

NFL homeowners have authorized a rule proposal to ban the swivel hip-drop deal with, the league introduced Monday.

The violation will end in a 15-yard penalty if flagged in video games, however Troy Vincent, the NFL’s government vp of soccer operations, strongly implied final week that it’s more likely to be enforced equally to the “use of helmet” rule, which usually results in warning letters and fines within the week after a recreation slightly than flags throughout play.

The proposal was written to deal with solely a subset of the rugby tackling fashion that has unfold across the NFL in recent times, competitors committee chairman Wealthy McKay stated final week.

The tackling approach usually leads to lower-body accidents. The rule requires officers to notice two actions: If a defender “grabs the runner with each fingers or wraps the runner with each arms” and in addition “unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or decrease physique, touchdown on and trapping the runner’s leg(s) at or beneath the knee.”

The NFL Gamers Affiliation joined many present and former gamers in objecting to the proposal final week. In a press release posted to social media, the NFLPA stated the rule would trigger confusion amongst gamers, coaches, officers and followers.

On Monday, former participant J.J. Watt was amongst these expressing displeasure with the homeowners’ vote on the tackling approach, posting to X, “Simply quick ahead to the belts with flags on them…”

Present gamers additionally weighed in on X, together with the Detroit Lions’ DJ Reader, Philadelphia Eagles’ Darius Slay and the Miami Dolphins’ Jevon Holland:

These guidelines getting loopy out right here. Two hand tag higher suits the sport.

— Dj Reader (@Djread98) March 25, 2024

It is about to be numerous miss tackles 😂

— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 25, 2024

Breaking information: Tackling Banned

— Jevon Holland (@quickdrawjev) March 25, 2024

NFL government vp Jeff Miller stated there have been 230 cases of the tackling approach occurring throughout a recreation final season with 15 gamers lacking time because of this.

As well as, two different proposals had been authorized:

• Groups will obtain a 3rd problem following one profitable problem. Beforehand, groups had to achieve success on two challenges to obtain a 3rd. The proposal was submitted by the Detroit Lions.

• A significant foul by the offense will probably be enforced earlier than a change of possession in conditions the place there are fouls by each groups.

ESPN’s Kevin Seifert contributed to this report.