ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL is eliminating the hip-drop tackle. NFL team owners on Monday unanimously approved a rule that bans players from using a swivel technique to tackle an opponent. A violation ...

NFL teams voted unanimously in 2024 to ban the hip-drop. “We were tracking about one hip-drop tackle per game and one time-loss-injury approximately every single week,” said Dawn Aponte, the NFL’s ...

The NFL wants hip-drop tackles out of the game completely. Armed with data that showed that the tackling technique is 20 to 25 times more likely to cause an injury than other tackles, NFL teams ...

NFL fans react with anger at the league banning a fun and commonly used celebratory gesture. The NFL is seemingly trying to ...

The NFL is seemingly trying to do everything in its power to take the fun out of the game. The league recently banned the controversial hip drop tackle which caused outrage among some players and ...

Is it fair to create a rule to take away something the Eagles have committed resources into while others have chosen not to?

The NFL approved a slew of rule changes prior to the 2024 season, most notably banning the hip-drop tackle and amending kickoff rules. Out of the six approved rule changes, only one came from a ...