NFL Proposes New Rules; Flag Football Can’t Be Far Behind

March 17, 2011   ·   Mike Haas   ·   Jump to comments

An all-too-familiar theme of the 2010 NFL season was the league's well-publicized crackdown on what it deemed "illegal hits." Those included helmet-to-helmet hits or hits on a defenseless player.
On one weekend in October alone, James Harrison was fined $75,000 and Dunta Robinson and Brandon Meriweather were fined $50,000 each for illegal hits. That wasn't the only fine Harrison accrued that season, and many other players were docked pay as well.
Now, the league is trying to more carefully defined exactly what hits will be penalized. In a statement released on Wednesday, the league said it is considering making the following hits off-limits:
A quarterback in the act of throwing A receiver attempting to catch a pass A runner already in the grasp of tacklers and having his forward progress stopped A player fielding a punt or kickoff A kicker or punter during the kick A quarterback at any time after change of possession A receiver who receives a blind-side block A player al...

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