NFL players react to ban of hip-drop tackles

NFL banning football…wild

— Johnny Hekker (@JHekker) March 25, 2024

I would love to see the faces & resumès of the Competition Committee!

These rules are getting so bad you have Current & Former Players & the Fans noticing this league is closer to 2 hand touch than real 🏈. They only care about Offense! Why b/c its better for ratings = more💰🤦🏾‍♂️

— Tre Boston (@TreBos10) March 25, 2024

What is a hip drop tackle? Anyone that is tackling someone bigger typically drops their weight. Folks have been doing this with their dad/uncle/big brother in living rooms for years! It’s natural to do that when tackling someone bigger than you.

— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) March 25, 2024

Breaking news: Tackling Banned

— Jevon Holland (@quickdrawjev) March 25, 2024

Competition committee doesn’t care about defense. Every year they make it harder for us to succeed 🤦🏾‍♂️

— Joshua Metellus (@NoExcuses_23) March 25, 2024

Boys gone have to wrap and roll. That’s the only way we gone be able to tackle if you not squaring someone up.

— Charles Omenihu (@charless_94) March 25, 2024

Giving more subjective penalties for NFL officials to call is the wrong idea. Banning the hip drop tackle is going to be a disaster this season.

— Rich Ohrnberger (@ohrnberger) March 25, 2024

Im happy the hip drop tackle is outta the game. I’m all for the league trying to minimize the potential for serious injury. This league has a 100 percent rate of injury but the hip drop tends to be the cause of injuries that are harder to come back from. Good job NFL

— kyle (@Ky1eLong) March 25, 2024

I’m glad they banned the hip drop tackle, the problem is there’s so many other unnecessary rules it…