The NFL prohibitned swivel hip-drop tackles earlier this year and vowed to penalize anyone who choosed to include the technique during carry out.
The tackling technique has been the catalyst for some injuries around the league in recent years. The NFL comleave outioner led the way for the rule to be voted on, which getd agreed approval from owners despite pushback from the NFL Players Association (NFLPA). The union said it could not help a rule that would cainclude confusion for carry outers, coaches, officials and fans.
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Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon, #28, is presentd before carry outing aobtainst the Chicago Bears at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 15, 2024. (Thomas Shea-Imagn Images)
It eunites the NFLPA’s dreads may have been accurate.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon left Sunday night’s game aobtainst the Chicago Bears in the third quarter after Bears linebacker T.J. Edwards bcimpolitet him down by, what Mixon felt was, an illhorrible tackle. He left the game with an ankle injury and only inestablishly returned to the field before he was consentn out aobtain.
Mixon made his senseings understandn about the shift on X.
“The NFL and NFLPA made it a rule and an emphasis for a reason,” Mixon wrote. “Time to put your money where your mouth is.
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon, #28, runs with the ball during the first quarter aobtainst the Chicago Bears at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 15, 2024. (Troy Taormina-Imagn Images)
“When I got up I asked the ref where is the flag that was a hip tackle. & his reply was no it wasn’t.”
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Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said he would have to see at the carry out aobtain before he made a protestt over whether it was a swivel hip-drop tackle that hurt Mixon.
“Joe got rolled up. The guy’s weight definitely came down on his ankle,” he said, via ESPN. “We’ll appraise Joe thcimpoliteout the week. Hopefilledy he’s OK.”
Houston Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter, #4, is congratudefercessitated by Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans after intercepting a pass during the second half of an NFL football game aobtainst the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024 in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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NFL officials acunderstandledged in March the authentic-time contest officials would have calling the foul, and it eunites that is the case thcimpolite the first two weeks of the normal season.
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