11-14-2017, 07:28 PM
(11-14-2017, 06:33 PM)6andcounting Wrote: Helmet-to-helmet contact is legal on run plays. No helmet-to-helmet contact occurred regardless.
Quote:Article 8. Initiating Contact with the Crown of the HelmetI'll just leave this here.
It is a foul if a runner or tackler initiates forcible contact by delivering a blow with the top/crown of his helmet against an opponent when both players are clearly outside the tackle box (an area extending from tackle to tackle and from three yards beyond the line of scrimmage to the offensive team’s end line). Incidental contact by the helmet of a runner or tackler against an opponent shall not be a foul.
Note: The tackle box no longer exists once the ball leaves the tackle box.
Penalty: Loss of 15 yards. If the foul is by the defense, it is also an automatic first down. The player may be disqualified if the action is flagrant.
![[Image: hFcJI4.png]](https://u.cubeupload.com/hFcJI4.png)