Talk this past season around banning the hip-drop tackle disgusted New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers.
Those feelings haven’t changed for Peppers now that the NFL went ahead and outlawed the polarizing play for the upcoming season. The league made the rule change last month to decrease the risk of injury by stopping defenders from putting their body weight on the lower body of opposing offensive players in an attempt to bring them down. Doing so now will result in a 15-yard penalty.
Peppers, known for his hard-hitting style, has plenty of frustration, and questions, about the new rule.