oman128 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Should the NFL, institute a hair length rule? Players like Clay Matthews, Troy Polamalu and Richard Sherman would all be effected. Call me old fashioned, but NFL players shouldn't need to wear their hair past their shoulders during the season. If your hair covers your nametag my high school coach would say it's too long. Its also a safety issue. Players can't grab the Jersey, but they can yank your hair, like we did in grade school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 No, but your hair should be fair game for tacklers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Players can't grab the jersey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddogblitz Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 No, but your hair should be fair game for tacklers. It is. But I'm thinking there is is an unwritten rule among players that you don't grab the hair. I can't imagine Randy White or Fred Smerlas not grabbing a guy by the hair given the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 They should all be required to get a Kim Jong Un haircut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It is. But I'm thinking there is is an unwritten rule among players that you don't grab the hair. I can't imagine Randy White or Fred Smerlas not grabbing a guy by the hair given the chance. It still happens. I can't remember who it was, but I remember a Lion DB coming up from a pile with a chunk of dreadlock in his hand two or three seasons ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsLikeBuffalo Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Your old fashioned...they are grown men and in my opinion should grow their hair at their own discretion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I wish there was a hair rule back in the day. We wouldn't have had to put up with Terry Bradshaw.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 If they choose to let it grow out to a point where the helmet doesnt cover it then its fair game for tackling. They know the risk of having long hair. Most of the players with long hair are defensive players who do the tackling not the ones trying to avoid it. CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Now THIS is an off season thread, wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman128 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 Players can't grab the jersey? No horse collar tackles from behind, is the rule. Furthermore the jersey's are so tight now a days you can barely grab them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollars 2 donuts Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Players can't grab the jersey? Well, if in the speed of the game it is a tassel of hair or a skin tight jersey the tassel is kind of convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 No horse collar tackles from behind, is the rule. Furthermore the jersey's are so tight now a days you can barely grab them. The back of the collar is the only part they can't grab. Rest is...up for grabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Way to much look at me going on as it is. It a safety issue where a player need have hair cut or in net that it can be placed fully under helmet. These people occupy a privileged position and should look and behave like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cash Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Agreed, all this "look at me" stuff is offensive when I turn on my TV to look at these guys. It's almost like they think 70,000 people paid a bunch of money to come watch them play? I don't think a hair rule goes nearly far enough, though. For starters, we need to stop encouraging showboating and individuality by putting player's NAMES right on their jerseys. Get rid of those right now, and hopefully we can get rid of the numbers eventually. Even without a name on his jersey, everyone would still know #18 on the Broncos was Peyton Manning -- kind of defeats the purpose, you know? Once we get rid of the names, we can start in on all this listen to me jawing the players do on the field. I'd like to see a 20-yard penalty added for talking on the field of play. I'm sick of having to listen to these thugs yelling through my screen every 5 seconds. "Omaha! Omaha!" "43 is the MIKE!!" What kind of message does that send to the kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibuya Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Its called freedom of choice.. Who the !@#$ are any of you to think people need to be groomed to your approval What's next telling athletes to get their tattoos removed because in my opinion tattoos are way more offensive and distracting, and do way more in the look at me complaints, but that's not my place to tell these adult humans what to do. But heck we do live in America where we have this freedom to make these choices on our own, if they choose ot wear their hair long, then who the hell is anyone to tell them something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman128 Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 With out rules there is chaos, were just talking about not having your hair go down any further than the top of your name tag. When the season is over you can be a hairbag and people are getting all in a huff about it. I don't see an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 With out rules there is chaos, were just talking about not having your hair go down any further than the top of your name tag. When the season is over you can be a hairbag and people are getting all in a huff about it. I don't see an issue. Says the guy who is making the issue out of hair. Although that first line may be just awesome enough to make the sig..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandemonium Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I think the rule should be if the hair covers the jersey number to the point that you can't easily read it, it's too long. Since even the guys with the longest hair in the league don't come close to this threshold, it shouldn't be an issue IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 They should all be required to get a Kim Jong Un haircut. Ha - my first thought was "only North Korea should have a haircut rule" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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