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 ...

Texans running back Joe Mixon briefly left the team's Week 15 game against the Dolphins with a lower-body injury after being brought down from behind by a Miami defender. He was able to return on ...

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 ...

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jacoby Windmon made NFL history in his first career start against the Arizona Cardinals ...

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 ...

Mixon, who finished the Chicago game with nine carries for 25 yards, has been outspoken about the hip-drop tackle enforcement. “The NFL and NFLPA made it a rule and an emphasis for a reason ...

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 ...

“It’s miserable,” Roethlisberger said on his “Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger” podcast. “… It’s a shame that the league ...

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 ...

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 ...