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Another safety-related proposal which would make it a penalty if a runner or tackler initiates forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside of the tackle box.
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I find this proposal assinine. I understand they are trying to eliminate all head/neck injuries as possible, but this rule would fundamentally change the way the game is and has been played for 100 years.
Runners (or even WR/TE who catch the ball) have always been taught to move forward when getting tackled, and lowering the head is really the only way to do that.
Just seems like there is no way to properly make something like this practical.