According to the NFL rule book, a Hip Drop tackle is when a defender, “grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms,” and “unweights himself by swiveling and dropping ...

The NFL’s much-discussed new rule against hip-drop tackles has only produced one penalty flag this season, against Carolina’s Jacoby Windmon on Sunday — and the league’s disciplinary office didn’t ...

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Texans running back Joe Mixon both picked up injuries in Week 15 games on what appeared to be hip-drop tackles, but neither play resulted in a fine. The NFL ...

Dallas Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson is being punished by the NFL for a hip-drop tackle on a seemingly routine play that resulted in no foul called on the field during last Monday's loss to the ...

Multiple players throughout the year have been fined for the hip drop tackle, but the referees have ... The game marked the UDFA's first NFL start, too. Once a 90-man hopeful in Pittsburgh ...

The NFL says that in order for a hip-drop tackle to be called, three conditions must be met. The offending player must wrap the runner, swivel his hips to cover the offensive player and drop his ...

Losing Mixon for any part of the game would have made that task more risky, and he avoided a serious injury after the hip drop tackle from the Dolphins/ The Dolphins are also chasing their seventh ...

While the NFL has banned certain tackles in the name of player safety — horse collar and hip-drop tackles, for example — grabbing a player’s hair is perfectly legal. The league has told ...

According to NFL operations, Chargers linebacker Junior Colson was fined $6,088 for a hip-drop tackle that occurred in the fourth quarter. Pass-rusher Tuli Tuipulotu received a fine letter of $8,297 ...

The NFL's much-discussed new rule against hip-drop tackles has only produced one penalty flag this season, against Carolina's ...

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown and Texans running back Joe Mixon both picked up injuries in Week 15 games on what appeared to be hip-drop tackles, but neither play resulted in a fine. The NFL ...

Meanwhile, two other players — both on the 49ers — were fined by the NFL for hip-drop tackles in Week 16. San Francisco's Jordan Elliott was fined $11,774 for a hip-drop tackle, and teammate ...