Horse Collar Tackle Definition

[nabwong]

I thought a jersey pull wasn't illegal. Did they change it?

Article 15: Horse-Collar Tackle. No player shall grab the inside collar of the back or the side of the shoulder pads or jersey pads or jersey, and pull the runner toward the ground. This does not apply to a runner who is in the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket.

http://static.nfl.com/static/content/public/image/rulebook/pdfs/15_2013_Player_Conduct.pdf

 

[Haley]

I was wondering the same thing so I'm glad you posted this.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

From wikipedia:

Owners voted 25–7 in 2006 to expand the rule to include tackles by the back of the jersey in addition to tackles by the shoulder pads.​

I thought one of the tackles on Edelman (after his big catch and run) looked like a horse collar by the back of his jersey. He yelled at the tackler after the play.

 

[nabwong]

So a lot of us (including me) were whining about Typhoid Taylor not being brought down by a horse collar was actually a horse collar.

 

[The Brandon Five]

From wikipedia:

Owners voted 25–7 in 2006 to expand the rule to include tackles by the back of the jersey in addition to tackles by the shoulder pads.​

I thought one of the tackles on Edelman (after his big catch and run) looked like a horse collar by the back of his jersey. He yelled at the tackler after the play.

Yup.

EDIT: wrong video

 

[memento]

The most dangerous part of horsecollar tackles is bringing a runner down ontop of their legs as they buckle.