Touching another man’s balls, is that illegal?
The NFL delivered its message about heavier punishment for illegal hits this 2010 NFL football season, including suspensions, directly to the 32 teams last week with a video spelling out what to avoid. NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson, a member of the NFL’s competition committee, said of the new policy: “These hits can have severe consequences for the player delivering the hit as well as for the player taking the blow. Using the head, forearm or shoulder to deliver the initial hit against a defenseless player will draw significant discipline.” The National Hockey League tightened its rules against blows to the head with the start of the current season. The NHL defines an illegal check to the head as “a lateral or blind-side hit to an opponent where the head is targeted and/or the principle point of contact is not permitted.” Players who violate the rule – which came about, in part, because of a hit last season by Matt Cooke of the Pittsburgh Penguins – a
