Believe it or not, the NFL has actually thrown a few flags against the hip-drop tackle they deemed last year to be against the rules.
But time and again, this specific type of tackle goes uncalled. And it keeps leading to injuries.
When Giants rookie RB Cam Skattebo was knocked out for the season with a nasty ankle injury, it came on a hip-drop tackle.
And on Sunday night, when Jayden Daniels' left arm snapped at an odd angle, it's in part because he was brought down by a hip-drop tackle.
This is a specific type of tackle in which the defender allows his feet off the ground to let his entire body weight bring the offensive player down. The defender's hip lands on the ground first as he yanks the offensive guy down with him.
This is a look at how it worked on the Daniels play. We've linked out to it by clicking this sentence, because the footage is graphic.
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It's not the most egregious ever. But it definitely fits the bill.
These tackles are so dangerous because the offensive player essentially loses control of his body. He's momentarily suspended in mid-air and has no ability to impact the speed or direction his body hits the ground.
It leads to awkward bends and angles of limbs, like Skattebo and like Daniels.
Defenders won't change overnight, even if flags start to be thrown with regularity.
But when injuries like this happen, and the warranted flag doesn't even come out, it feels that much worse.
What's the point of the penalty if it's pretty much never called?
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