Not a lot of current players have actively spoken in favor of banning the hip-drop tackle, but those who have, like Baltimore Ravens TE Mark Andrews, have usually found themselves on the wrong end of one. The All-Pro missed eight weeks last season after suffering an injury from a hip-drop tackle in Week 11. He only returned to play in the conference finals, missing the first two rounds of the postseason (including a bye).
Andrews also missed the final six games of the regular season, if which the Ravens won the five in which they aimed to compete.