Chiefs' Justin Reid reacts to rule change that would have seen him penalized in past AFC Championship Game

The NFL has officially outlawed the swivel hip-drop tackle for the 2024 NFL season and beyond. Players who use the hip-drop tackle in the play will be subject to a 15-yard penalty and an automatic first down. The official rule reads as follows:

ARTICLE 18. HIP-DROP TACKLE. It is a foul if a player uses the following technique to bring a runner to the ground:

(a) grabs the runner with both hands or wraps the runner with both arms; and

(b) unweights himself by swiveling and dropping his hips and/or lower body, landing on and trapping the runner's leg(s) at or below the knee.

The change is a controversial one. On one hand, you're eliminating a play that has injured many players on offense before, most notably Baltimore Ravens TE Mark Andrews. On the other hand, there are many outspoken critics on the defensive side of the ball, who say this makes things that much more difficult for the defense in certain situations. 

Justin Reid reacts to the rule change and his inclusion in the video

The league shared a video at the Annual League Meetings on Monday, including examples of plays that would now be penalized under the new rule change. One of the plays included featured Kansas City Chiefs S Justin Reid tackling Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd in the AFC Championship Game in the 2022-2023 NFL season.