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Originally Posted by MagicHef
That's the "Digest of Rules" not the rulebook. From it's description:
Now, as I already quoted from the ACTUAL RULEBOOK:
HITTING PASSER’S KNEE
(5) A rushing defender is prohibited from forcibly hitting in the knee area or below a passer who has one or both feet on the ground, even if the initial contact is above the knee. It is not a foul if the defender is blocked (or fouled) into the passer and has no opportunity to avoid him;
Note 1: A defender cannot initiate a roll or lunge and forcibly hit the passer in the knee area or below, even if he is being contacted by another player.
http://www.nfl.com/static/content/pu...er_Conduct.pdf |
So then basically all an OT has to do is grab the defender and pull him to the ground.