On Sunday night against the Bears, Cowboys safety Roy Williams was penalized -- for the first time in his career -- for breaking the Roy Williams Rule. The rule, also known as the horse-collar tackle rule, dictates that defensive players cannot tackle a ball carrier by dragging him straight down from behind with the back of his shoulder pads. Now Williams has been fined $12,500 for the tackle, on which he dragged down Bears tight end Desmond Clark. The tackle on Clark was the first time Williams had been flagged for a horse-collar tackle, although last year he was fined $10,000 for doing it to Giants running back Tiki Barber.
During the 2004 season, Williams injured four different opponents -- including wide receiver Terrell Owens, then of the Eagles and now of the Cowboys -- with the horse-collar maneuver. At that time it was legal; in the subsequent off-season it was banned.
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9-29-2007 @ 3:47PM
joe wallace said...
hey, fans, bloggers throughout the league, who blog against the Pats...LOOOK, HERE IS A CHEATER! He has a rule named for him!!!!! The cowboys continue to keep this guy on their roster. I suggest that all games he has ever played in be forfeited. In fact, how many close games did Dallas win, in which Williams horse-collared a guy, and put him on the bench? maybe that guy would have made a diffetrence! tHE LEAGUE CONTINUES TO FINE THIS GUY, BUT WILL NOT BAN HIM. i THINK IT'S A CONSPIRACY. I will be calling my lawyer.
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