The NFL will focus on eliminating hip-drop tackles and changing kickoffs during meetings in Orlando in attempt to reduce risk of injuries.
The NFL has long worked to take the head out of tackling, a change in the name of safety to reduce the number of head and neck injuries. Now, there’s a focus on eliminating so-called hip-drop tackles. The hip drop involves a defender hoisting himself off the ground and dropping his hips and/or lower body to pull an offensive player straight down, frequently trapping the lower legs of the person being tackled.
In the name of safety, the committee also will consider a revised, XFL-style kickoff in which the kicker stays in the same place, but the rest of the coverage team lines up on the opposing team’s 40. That does not allow players to gather the same head of steam for those tremendously violent collisions that occur with traditional kickoffs. Only the kicker and two designated returners could move before the football is engaged.
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