The dreaded ‘helmet rule’ has drawn the ire of nearly football fan this offseason, especially those who fixate on every call that is made in a preseason game, their mouths salivating over the prospect of something to be furious over that the NFL has ruined.
To be sure, there have been some calls made during the regular season on hits that make one pause and wonder exactly what the penalty was, though in truth, some of the examples that have gone around don’t pass muster. Just one example would be a Raheem Mostert hit in which he makes glancing contact with his opponent’s facemask with is own helmet.