Former Pittsburgh Steelers CB Mel Blount was so dominant that the NFL had to change the way he played with the implementation of the Mel Blount Rule. Blount was a guest on the now-former Cook And Joe Show on 93.7 The Fan earlier this week and broke down the play that got the rule implemented.
“We played a game in 1977 against the Bengals in Pittsburgh and Bob Trumpy who was the tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals, just came out into the flat so Ken [Anderson] throws this ball, I react to the ball and really unintentionally broke his jaw.