NFL wants to remove dreads

[totalownership]

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/...ut-of-helmets/

The NFL wants to propose for players with long hair not to have it out or ,as they say, not obstruct their names. One word: STUPID.

[mgoblue]

Either make them cut it or let guys drag them down by the hair...

[The C]

Who cares.

[ochoco]

Why not just leave it as it is. Part of the uniform. Seems to work.

[Rainey]

Quote: Originally Posted by totalownership

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/...ut-of-helmets/ The NFL wants to propose for players with long hair not to have it out or ,as they say, not obstruct their names. One word: STUPID.

There is alot of styles of dreads that can be shorter and be ok within the rule. Just a few will be effected by this at all. How many other guys have long hair in the league? How long did Turley's hair get? lol

[Psyblast]

Quote: Originally Posted by mgoblue

Either make them cut it or let guys drag them down by the hair...

Unless they changed it very recently, it actually IS legal to tackle someone by their hair.

[mgoblue]

Quote: Originally Posted by Psyblast

Unless they changed it very recently, it actually IS legal to tackle someone by their hair.

Cool, I wasn't sure on the legality. Doesn't seem fair that the long hair could gain you an edge (making guys tougher to tackle). It's really dumb if the point was to make it so you could see the name on the jersey. I'd understand if it's a player safety thing, but just looks? Lame.

[Brandon13]

Just stupid.