On Friday, the NFL fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith $16,833 for what it deemed a “hip-drop tackle” on Godwin. Per the NFL, a hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender “wraps up a ...

Sources tell CBS Sports the NFL has determined the tackle on which Chris Godwin suffered a dislocated ankle was indeed a hip-drop tackle. The tackle is at least the ninth such instance of the now ...

The NFL is investigating a possible 'hip-drop' tackle on the play that injured Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Chris Godwin during the closing stages of Monday's game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Per the NFL, a hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his hips, unweighting himself and dropping onto the ball carrier’s legs during the tackle.

The NFL has fined seven players for hip-drop tackles this season. None came the past two weeks, league executive vice president Troy Vincent told reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Atlanta.

Per Jones' report, the tackle is "at least the ninth such instance" of the hip-drop tackle during the 2024 season. Entering Week 8, there had been no on-field penalties called. Sources to ...

The tackle that injured Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Monday night is reportedly being investigated by the NFL to see if it contains elements of the hip-drop takedown ...

However, if the hip-drop tackle was that clear, Smith weirdly (or unexpectedly?) wasn’t flagged for it in the middle of Monday night’s game. And the NFL only reviewing it after the fact for a ...

Now, the hit that brought him down is being reviewed by the league as a potential hip-drop tackle, CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms. The hip-drop was banned this past offseason ...

That tackle is now being reviewed as a potential hip-drop tackle, according to an NFL source with direct knowledge of the league’s review, a banned play that, if substantiated, could result in a ...

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith has been fined $16,833 for what the NFL determined was a hip-drop tackle on Godwin late in Monday night’s game. Godwin caught a pass for a big gain with ...

The NFL has fined seven players for hip-drop tackles this season. None came the past two weeks, league executive vice president Troy Vincent told reporters at the NFL owners meetings in Atlanta.