So I’m watching today and I can’t help but wonder why a flying knee to the head of a defender by a offensive player hurdling them to try and make a play isn’t considered to be a hit to the head of a defenseless player. They have no clue they’re going to get hurdled or the guy would get a helmet to his nuts instead of clearing them, and it’s totally the ball carrier making the decision they can clear them. So when they don’t and they knock a guy out why is it they get no penalties, yet if you hit a receiver in the head it’s 15 and maybe an ejection, without malicious intent these days even. When it comes to safety shouldn’t all players be equal?
RB’s especially have been using their helmets to initiate contact with defenders for years and it’s only this season that the NFL is trying to remove that from the game so expect something in about ten years on hurdling knees to the helmet.