The technique will be illegal next season. However, NFL officials are unlikely to consistently penalize players for executing ...

The hip-drop tackle has become a source of controversy in the NFL, which led the league to ban it this offseason. While ...

Miller also contended that the frequency of hip-drop tackles has been climbing significantly and that roughly one player per week was being hurt sufficiently that it “leads to lost time.” ...

The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will ...

The NFL has embarked on a "righteous" crusade to remove "hip-drop tackles" from the professional game. And come hell or high water, league higher-ups will do everything in their power to manifest ...

Bill Belichick said there's no place for the hip-drop tackle for the NFL during a conversation with Roger Goodell.

The proposed penalty for hip-drop tackles had a lot of support from teams coming into the league meetings on Monday and that support remained strong when the measure came up for a vote.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was happy to see the NFL move to outlaw the hip-drop tackle this offseason. The league adopted a rule to penalize the tackle, which sees a defender grab a ball carrier ...

The NFL competition committee is proposing a rule to penalize so-called “hip-drop” tackles and a radical change to kickoffs to add more returns without compromising safety. The proposals will ...