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March 21, 2024, 4:27 p.m. ET
The “tush push” isn’t the only controversial play fueling conversations this NFL offseason.
Ahead of next week’s league meeting in Orlando, the NFLPA urged NFL owners not to prohibit the hip-drop tackle, stating in part how the organization “cannot support a rule change that causes confusion” for those involved in the game.
“While the NFLPA remains committed to improvements to our game with health and safety in mind, we cannot support a rule change that causes confusion for us as players, for coaches, for officials and especially, for fans,” the NFLPA said in a statement Wednesday. “We call on the NFL, again, to reconsider implementing this rule.”
Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) fights a tackle from Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) during a November 2023 game. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
The hip-drop tackle is one of the rule-change proposals on the table, with the league looking to implement a 15-yard penalty if committed in a game.
If a player “grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner’s leg(s) at or below the knee,” it would call for a penalty, per the competition committee.
The NFLPA, among others, is “worried about the potential subjectivity of the call,” according to CBS Sports.
At least 24 of the league’s 32 owners need to approve a rule change for it to be enacted.
D.J. Reed #4 of the New York Jets tackles Tyreek Hill #10 of the Miami Dolphins during the first quarter in the game at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023. Getty Images
In the past two seasons, the league saw 105 hip-drop tackles in 20,000 tackles viewed, Pro Football Talk reported Wednesdaynoting Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and Ravens tight end Mark Andrews were among those injured from the play.
In addition to the hip-drop tackle, a revamped kickoff will be examined at league meetings.
One play that doesn’t appear to be going anywhere is the tush push, the quarterback sneak often used by the Eagles to much success.
The tackle has injured a number of NFL players this season.
Troy Vincent, the NFL executive VP of football operations, said in February the league isn’t barring the play and that he believes the tush push will be a topic of conversation at the league meetings.
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