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 ...

Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett was straight to the point when asked about a controversial Jack Wighton hip-drop tackle. “I think anybody who has ever been in rugby league will not agree that was ...

Josh Conerly, T/G, Oregon Durable with strong lateral quickness, Conerly would be another tackle option. He doesn’t have much guard experience, but perhaps he could learn in the NFL while ...

The NFL updated its rules regarding helmet safety standards for the upcoming 2025 season. According to Matt Moret of The Athletic, the league banned seven different helmet models. Ten other models ...

Max Jorgensen was injured in this tackle.Credit ... he was hurt straight away,” McKellar said. Hip-drop tackles are banned in the NRL and the NFL but are not illegal in rugby.

In the NFL's latest crackdown on player expression, the league has banned certain forms of players celebrating big moments. On Wednesday, the league added some more examples of 'violent gestures ...