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Roy Williams suspended 1 game without pay for latest use of "horsecollar" tackle that's illegal because of him.
Video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APM6mNVCVY
NFL Suspends Williams One Game For Horse-Collar Tackle
http://blog.dallascowboys.com/blogs/bigshotblurbs/archive/2007/12/17/968680.aspx
Wikipedia:
Video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APM6mNVCVY
NFL Suspends Williams One Game For Horse-Collar Tackle
http://blog.dallascowboys.com/blogs/bigshotblurbs/archive/2007/12/17/968680.aspx
Wikipedia:
The horse-collar tackle is an American football maneuver in which a defender tackles another player by grabbing the back-inside of an opponent's shoulder pads from behind and yanking the player down. The technique is most closely associated with Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams. This kind of tackle was banned from the NFL during the 2005 offseason; the rule forbidding it is often referred to in the press as "The Roy Williams Rule." The rule was expanded to include the back of the jersey collar in 2006.
The horse-collar tackle rose to infamy during the 2004 NFL season, in which it was implicated for six major injuries, four of which were committed by Williams (including two in one game). The injuries that season included broken legs for Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, and Baltimore Ravens running back Musa Smith. On May 23, 2005, NFL owners voted 27-5 to ban the tackle.