Around the NFL - 2013

[methdeez]

Tennessee released Matt Hasselbeck, possibly to make room for Ryan Fitzpatrick

That sentence is just sad all around.

[BigEd76]

Done deal (2 years), then Indy signed Hasselbeck

[BigEd76]

Cowboys/Dolphins in the HOF game

[BigEd76]

Passed 31-1, it's now a 15-yd penalty if a ball carrier puts his head down to hit a defender with the top of his helmet

[hbionic]

How many 1-yard to goals will turn into 15-yards to goal.

I see the Eagles suffering the most from this. Because they suck. We do.

[Sgt PSN]

Who was the 1 that voted against it? 

[General_Failure]

Who was the 1 that voted against it? 

The Raiders, probably.

[BigEd76]

Cincy

There was also a 29-1-2 vote (PIT against, NE/WSH abstain) to eliminate the tuck rule

[reese125]

farg is going on with this game?

[General_Failure]

It turns out some folks don't want big dumb athletes shooting themselves in the chest and donating their brains to science in their 40s and 50s, and also that fumbles should be called fumbles.

[SD]

Bears announced they were unable to sign LB Brian Urlacher and are moving in another direction.

Also, looks like Ed Reed is about to become a Texan.

[Rome]

So if a back intentionally lowers his shoulder to hit the defender the right way but unintentionally hits him with his helmet it's 15 the other way?

Absolutely laughable.  Anyone who has ever played the game knows this is a bullshtein attempt to avoid future liability litigation and also flat-out impossible to legislate away.

[Diomedes]

CTE will kill an era/start a new era in football

The change is already happening.

[Munson]

Yeah i don't see how that is even enforceable. When you're about to get hit you lower your head, it's natural reaction

[hbionic]

Really? Natural reaction? When I'm about to get hit, I open up my legs and block with my nutsack.