The NFL's health and safety officials are meeting with the league's competition committee this week, and one of their chief goals is eliminating the "hip-drop tackle" from the game, according to ...

The NFL has officially made the hip-drop tackle illegal. The league announced Monday that owners banned the hip-drop tackle due to safety reasons during the NFL owners’ meetings in Orlando ...

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 ...

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 Chiefs (8:20 ET ...

The NFL made a significant rule change on Monday that will significantly impact defensive players and anyone else trying to make a tackle during games during the 2024 season and beyond.

NEW YORK -- The NFL is looking to eliminate the hip-drop tackle and will again discuss the "tush push" in the offseason. League executive Jeff Miller said Tuesday the hip-drop tackle increases ...

The NFL outlawed the hip-drop tackle this year. Through two weeks of the preseason, the illegal tactic didn't happen many times. During a media conference call on Thursday, NFL executive V.P. Jeff ...