A ban on the hip-drop tackle, a technique with much higher risk of injury compared to traditional tackles. Next Thursday's kickoff of the NFL season featuring the Baltimore Ravens at the Kansas City ...

The tackle that ended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin’s 2024 season was a play the NFL strove to reduce this offseason. On Friday, the NFL fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan ...

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 ...

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 voted ...

The NFL’s brutal side of things is often in the limelight for all the bad reasons. While the league is introducing new rules every now and then, the onus is always on protecting the athletes from ...

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 voted ...

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 ...