NFLPA fires back at league wanting to ban controversial 'hip-drop' tackle

The NFLPA is once again opposing the Competition Committee after an official proposal to vote on prohibiting 'swivel hip-drop' tackles was sent to all 32 NFL teams to vote on next week at the annual spring meetings in Orlando, Florida. The controversial tackle, where a defender wraps the ball carrier with their hands or arms, and then drops their hips, causing the other player’s legs and feet to get trapped, has been a hot topic around the league.

Ward’s tackle forced Pollard to suffer an ankle injury that eventually needed surgery to repair. NFL OFFICIALS MEET TO DISCUSS ALTERING KICKOFF RULE: REPORT Since then, the NFL has found 105 hip-drop tackles in 20,000 tackles reviewed since 2022, per Pro Football Talk. They have also found the tackle increases the risk of injury 25 times the standard tackle injury rate.

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