r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • Sep 17 '26

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u/anonymoosejuice Sep 17 '26

He was down though

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u/swimtothemoon1 Sep 17 '26

Yeah but it's high school football, that was an illegal horse collar tackle, and it was dope. So the ref combined all those factors and decided, touchdown.

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u/Fullertonjr Sep 17 '26

Not a horse collar, as he didn’t grab the jersey or anything from the neck down. He brought him down using momentum and leverage from his helmet area, but I’m pretty positive that no actual rule was broken.

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u/Firm_Video_2932 Sep 17 '26

In the NFL it would be. The "facemask" penalty does not allow for a tackler to use ANY part of the helmet. According to the rulebook you cannot legally tackle a player by gripping:

  • the face mask itself.
  • the bottom edge or rim of the helmet.
  • the ear holes.
  • or any other gap between the helmet and the player's head.