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The NFL said it would crack down on this rule, but rarely does during games. Why are players still furious?
A hip-drop tackle, as defined by the NFL, “occurs when a defender wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his hips, unweighting himself and dropping onto ball carrier’s legs during the tackle.” ...
Tackling in the NFL looks a bit different than it did last season. After debate over the past few years on whether the hip-drop tackle should be banned, the league announced in March that it would, in ...
Two years ago, the NFL banned the hip-drop tackle. And while plenty of fines have been imposed for a technique that can cause lower-extremity injuries for ball carriers, fouls continue to be rarely ...
Washington linebacker Frankie Luvu was suspended after a third hip-drop tackle, but the punishment was later reduced to a fine. Perry Knotts / Getty Images ASHBURN, Va. — Frankie Luvu still seemed ...
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