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The NFL has reportedly banned the hip-drop tackle and will fine players who break the new rule from next season.
The method of tackling, where a defensive player approaches from behind and becomes dead weight while falling to the ground, onto the attacker's legs, poses up to a 25-times higher risk of injury - according to NFL executive Jeff Miller.
Speaking last October, Miller said: 'It is an unforgiving behavior and one that we need to try to define and get out of the game.'
Last week, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he fully expected the tackle to be banned.
And now, according to NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport, the tackle has been officially banned. Ari Meirov added that
