In the NFL’s quest to make football safer, they’ve inadvertently created a $5,472 game of “Tackle Twister.” Just ask Chicago Bears defensive tackle Chris Williams, who’s been left scratching his head after being fined for a move that even the zebras on the field couldn’t spot.
ProFootballTalk dropped the bombshell on X: the NFL fined Williams for a hip-drop tackle on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence during their Week 6 London spectacle. The twist? This phantom tackle slipped past the eagle-eyed officials, commentators, and nearly everyone watching live. It’s as if Goodell and his crew are playing “Where’s Waldo?” with dangerous tackles.
This contentious technique, banned by Goodell and unanimously approved by team owners in March 2024, occurs “when a defender wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his hips, unweighting himself and dropping…
