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Originally Posted by MD Longhorn
The encouragement / discouragement aspect of this rule is completely ridiculous. The NATURAL inclination of a runner seeing a defender going for him is to jump. The rule is not going to come into his brain at all. And worse - if it DOES, somehow, come into his brain - is the intent of the rulesmakers that the runner simply allow himself to get hit low? Wouldn't that be MORE likely to cause injury, not less?
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The rule is also for the safety of the player being hurdled, who has a pretty good chance of getting kneed or kicked in the head and neck area.