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The NFL has banned the "swivel" technique of the hip-drop tackle, similar to this one that injured Ravens tight end Mark Andrews last season. (Photo by Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty ...
The NFL is an economic powerhouse: Its 32 teams are collectively valued at $163 billion — almost as much as the NBA and MLB combined. Fans can and do disagree with Vincent about on-field rule ...
NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said the new rule passed by a 29-3 to vote. “There was a little fear of the unknown,” McKay said. “I think the optics are definitely the most ...
NFL, which challenged the Rozelle Rule restrictions on free agency as a violation of the federal antitrust laws. The Rozelle Rule was a compensation clause which outlined that a team losing a free agent would get equal value in return. [1] Player confidence in the NFLPA was weakened by the strike's ineffectiveness.
In the NFL, a defensive back is allowed any sort of contact within the 5 yard bump zone except for holding the receiver, otherwise the defensive back can be called for an illegal contact penalty, costing 5 yards and an automatic first down, enforced since 1978, and known colloquially as the Mel Blount Rule.
On Monday and Tuesday, the NFL announced a number of major rule changes aimed at increasing player safety, enhancing replay and creating more excitement in one phase of the game. The beginning of ...
The National Football League television blackout policies are the strictest among the four major professional sports leagues in North America.. The NFL maintained a blackout policy, from 1973 through 2014, that stated that a home game cannot be televised in the team's local market if 85 percent of the tickets are not sold out 72 hours before the starting time of the match.
The NFL released a list of several rule change proposals on Wednesday made by teams that included an option to run a fourth-and-20 play in lieu of an onside kick, the moving of the trade deadline ...