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I stand corrected..
There is a Brady rule. HItting at the knees, in general, is Carson Palmer. Launching while on the ground is Brady.
In part because of the season-ending left knee injury that Brady suffered in the Patriots' 2008 season opener against the Chiefs, the league's Competition Committee adopted a clarification of the current rule on hits to a quarterback in the knee area or below. The clarification specifically prohibits a defender on the ground who hasn't been blocked or fouled directly into the quarterback from lunging or diving at the quarterback's lower legs.
Brady rule: Steps taken to protect QBs' knees - The Boston Globe