Every year, the NFL gives several points of emphasis on rules changes that will be implemented for the upcoming season. This year, in an effort to eliminate serious injuries (we should all be supportive of that), the league has instituted new rules regarding tackling.
Maybe they’re straightforward for most folks, but they seem unduly confusing to me. Let’s pull some tweets from some Vikings reporters who sat in on a meeting with NFL referee Pete Morelli discussing these new rules and points of emphasis:
In an overview of new NFL rules and points of emphasis for the 2018 season, Pete Morelli said Anthony Barr's hit on Aaron Rodgers would now be a penalty, under the point of emphasis that prevents tacklers from putting their full body weight on a defenseless player.