A big call.

HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 15: Joe Mixon #28 of the Houston Texans is attended to by medical staff during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins at NRG Stadium on December 15, 2024 in Houston, ...

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon criticized the NFL for not enforcing its new hip-drop tackle rule Sunday after he injured his ankle on what he perceived to be an illegal tackle by Chicago Bears ...

The NFL wants hip-drop tackles out of the game completely. Armed with data that showed that the tackling technique is 20 to 25 times more likely to cause an injury than other tackles, NFL teams voted ...

Tackling in the NFL looks a bit different than it did last season. After debate over the past few years on whether the hip-drop tackle should be banned, the league announced in March that it would, in ...

Fresh concerns for the ...

The NFL is rescinding the fine it levied against Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith for a hit on Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin in Week 7 that the league originally determined ...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were unable to overcome a five-touchdown performance by Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on Monday night, losing 41-31. But the story of the game is the Buccaneers ...

During the NFL's 2004 season, six players suffered major injuries as the result of being the victim of what had come to be known as the "horse-collar" tackle, in which a defender grabs a ballcarrier ...

The NFL’s ban on the hip-drop tackle came with a specific instruction to officials — only throw a flag for it when it’s clear and obvious. One thing that’s clear and obvious is there’s nothing clear ...