On Friday, the NFL fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker ... and dropping onto the ball carrier’s legs during the tackle.” The league banned the hip-drop tackle in March, saying it causes lower ...

In March 2024, the NFL banned hip-drop tackles, with a 15-yard penalty assessed along with a $16,833 fine for the first offense and a $22,511 fine for his second offense. It would be the second ...

The NFL banned hip-drop tackles in March due to the uptick in injuries the maneuver caused last season. As stated in the NFL rulebook: 'A hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender wraps up a ball ...

#Bucs WR Chris Godwin’s injury is the latest example of why the NFL banned the hip-drop tackle. The play will be reviewed and #Ravens LB Roquan Smith faces a possible fine. pic.twitter.com ...

which the NFL banned from play in March. The tackle happened in the final minute of Monday night's game between the Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravens, which the Ravens won 41-31. Ravens linebacker ...

According to ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter, the league is currently reviewing Smith's tackle to determine whether or not it was a hip drop tackle, which was banned this past offseason.

NFL Network Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday that the NFL is examining Baltimore linebacker Roquan Smith's tackle on Godwin to see if it meets the criteria of a hip-drop tackle, which was banned in ...

who reported “WR Chris Godwin’s injury is the latest example of why the NFL banned the hip-drop tackle.” Naturally, there will be plenty of debate whether the play by Smith meets the ...

With the NFL’s crackdown on hip drop tackles in full effect, Smith’s play has become the poster example of the newly banned move. But let’s be clear: while Smith’s tackle on Godwin was ...

When Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Chris Godwin suffered an ankle injury in the final minute of Monday night’s loss to the Ravens, ESPN’s production crew deemed the play too gruesome to replay ...