“I always see RB’s lowering their heads and hitting a defender’s helmet head on to make yards, but they never call it and by the letter of the rules it is illegal.”
Not so. A running back is not considered to be a ‘defenselss player’. Neither is the defensive back.
The ‘helmet’ rule applies to a ‘defenseless receiver’ or ‘defenslelss quarterback’, for example. It does not apply to a running back unless he was in the act of making a catch.
Point taken, but I will venture that just as many if not more concussions are sustained on a full speed back hit the hole and meeting someone at the second level head on or along the sideline going for the extra yard.
I agree with rugby player you want the game to be “safer” but still a game quit making all the helmets like nascar helmets and bigger pads it encourages the big hit. If they had the bare minimum in headgear and smaller pads you’d see more form tackling of the orginal style.
Besides I am old school if you are getting paid $5+ mill a season then you take the risk and quit whining or get a real job like the rest of us. You have a choice not to play.