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| 24th March, 2009 - 10:44 am |  Boston Globe - The NFL's Competition Committee has adopted a clarification of the current rule on hits to a quarterback in the knee area or below.
The amendment, a direct result of the season-ending knee injury Tom Brady suffered in Week One of the 2008 season, specifically prohibits a defender on the ground who hasn't been blocked or fouled directly into the quarterback from lunging or diving at the quarterback's lower legs.
"I think all the quarterbacks in this league are critical to what the game is about," said Patriots owner Robert Kraft. "It's like if Peyton Manning were gone for a season, I think the whole NFL suffers, the same way the NFL suffered with Tommy out. So whatever we can do to protect quarterbacks and to minimize the opportunity of them being taken out with a year-ending injury I would support.
"It's not good for the league. What makes it special is special players. It's like going to see a great movie and the star isn't in the movie. It's the same principle." [READ] |
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