"NFL Considers Overhauling Tackle and Kickoff Rules in 2024"
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The NFL's competition committee and teams have proposed 10 rule changes for the 2024 season, including outlawing the "hip-drop tackle" and revising kickoff rules to increase returns and reduce injuries. The proposed changes will be voted on during the annual league meeting, with the most controversial being the ban on the hip-drop tackle, opposed by the NFLPA. The kickoff rule changes aim to make the play safer and more entertaining, with a focus on increasing returns and reducing collision speeds.
- NFL execs aiming to outlaw hip-drop tackle, revise kickoff rules The Athletic
- NFL officials back hip-drop tackle rule change ESPN
- NFLPA fires back at league wanting to ban controversial 'hip-drop' tackle Fox News
- Penalty enforcement provisions of proposed kickoff rule could be tweaked NBC Sports
- NFL Submits Hip-Drop Tackle Penalty, New Kickoffs, More 2024 Rule Change Proposals Bleacher Report
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