Defenders ask for the equal rights from NFL

Defenders ask for the equal rights from NFL

Here is the further report about the NFL’s decision to suspend or fine players who violate other players’ physical safety by helmet hit. But many defenders complained that when NFL would protect their physical safety equally to the hurt by helmet hit.


There's the chop block, when a player blocks a defender who is a fan of sam bradford jersey low while he's engaged above the waist with another offensive player, and the cut block, where an offensive player dives at the defender's feet and ankles rather than his upper body. Cut, a fan of seattle seahawks jersey blocks are mainly legal in the open field where the defender can hurdle the offensive player but not at the line of scrimmage, where the tactic is particularly dangerous, sometimes causing career-threatening injuries.

These infractions draw flags and fines when noticed -- but that's not nearly often enough, some defenders complain. And in light of the league's crackdown this week on helmet hits, they're calling for the NFL to protect them, too. "I think they are headed in the right way of protecting players, but at the same time, where's the protection for the defensive players?" Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett, a fan of seahawks jerseys said.

Just look at all the rule changes over the years that were designed to protect quarterbacks and receivers, suggested Seattle Seahawks safety Lawyer Milloy, a fan of aaron curry jersey: "Our league, every year they come in with new rules and it always seems like there's 15 rules for the offense and then one rule that might get put in for the defense."

"It's an offensive league. That's what it's changing into," Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji, a fan of t.j.houshmandzadeh jersey said. "You can't hit a guy with your forearms, can't hit with your shoulder pads, you can't do this, you can't do that. I guess the people at the top are offensive guys." The NFL cracked down on illegal hits following three tackles from last week's games that led to huge fines. The league warned players that starting this weekend, even first-time offenders will be subject to suspensions for delivering flagrant hits to the head and neck area of defenseless opponents.

Players say they understand the need for safety but some suggested this escalation in punishment might ultimately have a detrimental effect on a game that is, after all, predicated on collisions. "They're making the game soft," Denver defensive lineman Kevin Vickerson, a fan of houshmandzadeh jersey said. "That's really what it's doing: it's making more guys timid on the point of attack. I understand about helmet-to-helmet, player safety, but at the same time, you've got defensive guys tentative on the attack. That's all it's doing. It's another advantage for the offense.

Vickerson, a fan of rams jersey speaks from experience. He missed most of his rookie year with the Tennessee Titans in 2007 with a torn ACL, the result of a chop block. "Already, they protect the quarterback, they protect receivers. O-linemen, a fan of st louis rams jersey chop-block you and they don't want to do anything about that, to protect the knees and all that. It's all offense. You want to talk about rules; we should look at the whole game and make the rules fit everybody instead of one side of the ball."

It is an emergency for the members of NFL, especially for the defenders who are fans of steven jackson jersey.