Can you headbutt in football

Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city Caracals have learned to hunt around the urban edges of Cape Town, though the predator faces many threats, such as getting hit by cars.

India bets its energy future on solar—in ways both small and big. Environment Planet Possible India bets its energy future on solar—in ways both small and big Grassroots efforts are bringing solar panels to rural villages without electricity, while massive solar arrays are being built across the country. Go Further. Animals Climate change is shrinking many Amazonian birds. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city.

Animals This frog mysteriously re-evolved a full set of teeth. Animals Wild Cities Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London. Animals Wild Cities Morocco has 3 million stray dogs. Meet the people trying to help. Environment COP26 nears conclusion with mixed signals and frustration. Environment Planet Possible India bets its energy future on solar—in ways both small and big. Environment As the EU targets emissions cuts, this country has a coal problem. Paid Content How Hong Kong protects its sea sanctuaries.

History Magazine These 3,year-old giants watched over the cemeteries of Sardinia. Science Coronavirus Coverage What families can do now that kids are getting the vaccine. More on England v Colombia :. Colombia fans laugh at the idea of England manager Southgate as a tactical genius. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account. World Cup. England v Colombia: Why was headbutt on Henderson not a red card? The laws explained England and Colombia went in goalless at the break but there was no doubt over the most contentious moment of […] Jordan Henderson went to ground after a head-butt from Wilmar Barrios.

Part of the process for NFL officials in establishing consistency with their interpretation of new rules is working out the kinks during the preseason. Remember, preseason games are not practice for just the players and coaches.

Refs need the warm-ups, too. As of late July, officials were not sure how often they would need to flag players for violations of the helmet rule. They would have a better idea after training camps and preseason games. Said Riveron to the officials at the clinic: " In the preseason, those that you're not sure about but you think, 'Maybe' College football's targeting rule prohibits "forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent with the helmet. Lowering the head and initiating contact anywhere on an opponents body is a foul.

College football's targeting rule generally is about helmet-to-helmet contact; the NFL's use of helmet rule is about posture. Key words in the use of helmet rule are "initiating contact. Was the player in question initiating contact when he lowered his helmet, or was he simply bracing himself for impact?

Riveron addresses that conundrum with officials at the clinic in the video below. Ejection standards for the use of helmet rule are as follows: 1. Player lowers his helmet to establish a linear body posture prior to initiating and making contact with the helmet. Unobstructed path to his opponent. Contact clearly avoidable and player delivering the blow had other options. NFL executive VP of football operations Troy Vincent said only three out of 40, plays the league reviewed from last season would have resulted in an ejection under the new rule.

As for fines and suspensions, the NFL will follow the same protocol it uses for all personal fouls. The rule applies to all players on the field at all times. However, because open-field plays are easier than in-line plays for officials to see and judge, one can expect more helmet-rule penalties to be called as a result of open-field hits.

Linemen are not exempt from the rule. So for the same reasons umpires and referees routinely miss holding penalties at the line of scrimmage, seeing helmet-rule violations in offensive and defensive line play will be challenging. I couldn't tell you right now if it'll be more challenging or less challenging. Said Riveron to the officials at the clinic: "Like holding, there's some we're not going to pick up.

Some of these we're not going to get. Some wonder how lineman can clash without violating the rule on every play. Again, the rule does not prohibit the incidental helmet-to-helmet contact inherent of line play.