Will NFL make former Hawkeyes Bob Sanders, Robert Gallery cut their hair? April 1, 2008
Posted by John in Sports.Tags: Bob Sanders, football, grooming, hair, NFL, Robert Gallery, University of Iowa Hawkeyes
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Or require them to stuff it into their helmets? From Associated Press via ESPN:
Mike Nolan thinks there are reasons beyond safety for the proposal that could lead to an NFL ban on hair hanging from the back of helmets.
“The nameplate is on his back; the number is on his back,” the San Francisco 49ers coach said Sunday, the day before the NFL’s meetings officially begin. “That’s what we want the fans to see. Not his hair.” …
The idea of banning long hair — players would be allowed to tuck it under their helmets — was proposed by the Chiefs. Kansas City’s Larry Johnson tackled Pittsburgh’s Troy Polamalu by the hair after an interception in a 2006 game.
Whether the measure will pass is problematic: The Chiefs bring a proposal for a rules change most years, and almost all of them fail to get the 24 votes needed from the 32 teams. …
Here are photos of Bob Sanders and Robert Gallery.
This seems reasonable. But at the same time, if some RB or WR wants to be dragged down by their hair, I guess they should have that right.
In Kansas, they still believe the earth is flat. It only figures that the Kansas City Chiefs would be the ones to suggest the hair cut thing. If the NFL goes along with this, then F the NFL.