Thread: Riddle me this
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Old Fri Nov 02, 2012, 09:27am
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Originally Posted by jTheUmp View Post
Horsecollar tackles are allowed on runners inside the tackle box in NCAA. (I never understood the logic behind this exception... if it's a safety foul outside the tackle box, surely it's still a safety foul inside the tackle box).

There is no such thing as a tackle box in FED, and horsecollar tackles are not allowed anywhere.
TBH, the reason a horse collar tackle is dangerous is that if it occurs while the runner is at high speed, it buckles the knees. At low speed (more likely behind the line inside the tackle box), it's just another tackle.
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