@doubledragon said:
Yes, I watched that Saints game yesterday, Jameis Winston was dragged down on a horse collar and his inee twisted awkwardly, it looks like he suffered ACL and MCL damage.
Wasn't a horse collar. As you can see in the pic, the defender grabbed by him on the back of the jersey. Never had his hand inside the collar or shoulder pads at all. Doesn't make a bit of difference to Jameis though - brutal injury.
Yes, it was a horse collar, you can't grab a quarterback like that in the name plate and pull him down, and you can see in the photo he grabbed the nameplate. Here is the officiall NFL rule:
No player shall grab the inside collar of the back or the side of the shoulder pads or jersey, or grab the jersey at the name plate or above, and pull the runner toward the ground. This does not apply to a runner who is in the tackle box or to a quarterback who is in the pocket.
I stand corrected. I didn't realize they had expanded the rule.
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I stand corrected. I didn't realize they had expanded the rule.