12-09-2018, 11:19 PM
(12-09-2018, 10:25 PM)Shepdawg Wrote: I don't think their is a question about the location of the hit. The NFL is now and has been for a few years penalizing these types of hits under the "defenseless receiver" rule. It's a different game than it was in the 70's.
Players in a defenseless posture are:
- A receiver attempting to catch a pass who has not had time to clearly become a runner. If the player is capable of avoiding or warding off the impending contact of an opponent, he is no longer a defenseless player.
Prohibited contact against a player who is in a defenseless posture is:
- forcibly hitting the defenseless player’s head or neck area with the helmet, facemask, forearm, or shoulder, even if the initial contact is lower than the player’s neck, and regardless of whether the defensive player also uses his arms to tackle the defenselessplayer by encircling or grasping him
The defender hit Boyd in the chest, with his hands and arms.
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