The hip-drop tackle has become a source of controversy in the NFL, which led the league to ban it this offseason.
While speaking with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a conversation for ESPN, former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said he supports the league's decision.
"I think over the years the NFL has done a great job of making the game safer for players," Belichick said around the 1:20 mark. "The targeting, the horse-collar tackle, the hip-drop. There really aren't very many of them, I think there were maybe a dozen or so last year.