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Originally Posted by JRutledge
Again, show me anywhere that a stiff arm is considered illegal?
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A stiff arm is not illegal. Gratuitously hitting an opponent in the head is illegal.
Do you expect the term "stiff arm" to automatically refer to a head hit? To me it just means fending off an opponent by contact using an open palm and a locked elbow.
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OK, what does that have to do with this situation? A BIB used to also be a clip too. What does that have to do with what we are talking about in relationship to a stiff arm?
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It has to do with the fact that the rules committee has never allowed types of contact by some players that would be unnecessary roughness if done by other players.