British Guy reacts to the biggest hits in NFL History! 

Good technique is taught like a rugby tackle from a young age. Head off to the side (preferably ball side or even try to knock the ball out with your head), shoulder into the carrier's midsection, wrap up, and take them to the ground. But when you have a helmet on you feel invincible and there is no bigger rush than completely smashing someone into another dimension. So with a lot of people they throw all technique out the window and fly into people like a torpedo.

There is a saying in American football “keep your head on a swivel” you can get hit if you’re part of the play with or without the ball. You should always be looking for where the next contact is coming from.

"Is there a problem in ameriacn football with concussions" hahahha theres a movie about new fields of neuroscience study from nfl concussions starring will smith

This not just NFL but cfl college and high school.

When I played, I was one of the bigger guys at the time (6''8", 270) and I got three concussions, the worst of which left me dazed for the better part of a week. I've got permanent neck damage from a head to head hit, as well. It's just part of the game, though the rules are different now to limit some of the severity.

'contact off the ball'- In AF, the Offense can block the Defense to prevent them from tackling their teammate who has the ball.

The average NFL hit is the equivalent of roughly a 58 kph car crash.

Judging by your reaction, I don’t think you fully understand how much energy is colliding here, and how bad these hits hurt, or injure

You cannot contact the head with any part of your body but the ground is the most unforgiving advorsary in this sport

Excellent, keep them coming. I suggest NFL most athletic plays, and the best college football entrances and atmosphere. The football season is short, with less than 10 home games, so each one is like an event.

Welcome to the NFL, its one of the big four sports we have here. The others are MLB, NBA and NHL, and don't forget college football, it's bigger than the NFL. The 15 biggest stadiums are all college.8 are over 100K.

If you have played organized football you have suffered a concussion. Its THAT common.

The ball holder needs to get the ball down field so that they can get it in the end zone for a touchdown. The get running as fast as they can.

Ya, hitting off the ball is allowed but blindside blocks have been banned for the most part. You cant hit a defenseless player but if he has you in his peripheral then its a clean block.

Welcome to American Football, anything can happen. 1000s of concussion

To your question on the limits of off ball hitting (down field blocks generally to create more space for ball carrier). The player blocking or hitting in this situation cannot be going down field towards their end zone (the opposite one the ball carrier is rushing towards). Most of the plays in that vid are no longer allowed and would result in a 15 yard penalty at least if not a fine from the league. In college there’s a penalty called “targeting” which is called when a player leads with the crown of the helmet and/or has forcible contact to the head or neck area of the player. The play gets reviewed after the penalty is called to determine if the defender is disqualified for the remainder of the game and potentially the first half of the next game depending on when the play occurs. CTE is a major concern in football currently. Football should probably start seriously considering dropping pads and only wear scrum caps in the near future because it seems like the pads just enable players to use their body as a weapon rather than slowing down just enough to make a proper fundamental tackle. And there are few former players who were defensive players that share this sentiment

Majority of these tackles would be penalized in today’s NFL

Very well done. Your analysis was good and I respect the fact that you took the time to go back and slow down some clips to see what was going on. A couple tidbits: At 11:53 the hit on the receiver resulted in a broken jaw. The face mask grab clip actually was legal. Before face masks were worn by everyone, they were used to protect players who had facial injuries and could be manipulated like any other part of the uniform. My father played college football in the early 1950’s and broke his nose and told me about this once. For some frame of reference when it comes to hitting/tackling it’s important to note that youngsters used to be taught to “run through” the opponent and take them to the ground. This caused the player to leave their feet which made launching a byproduct of this technique if not taught properly especially in an era when players were looking to make the big hit and not simply tackle the opponent. Launching into an opponent and contact with a defenseless player in the head or neck area is a penalty most times and in the NFL probably a fine. Contact away from the ball is legal, but many of the blocks in this video would be illegal today with the rule changes that have been implemented to protect players.

The tackling techniques differ between rugby and football because of the nature of the gameplay. In rugby, play doesn't stop when a player tackles the ball carrier, whereas it does in American football. That means it's all about the most efficient way of bringing themto the ground, and many times that means lowering your shoulder and ramming them so hard that they land into next week.

The NFL has a concussion protocol plus head to head contact will get you ejected from the game.

Hitting people without the ball as long as your on offense is legal. But you cannot grab and hold the player to keep them from making the tackle

Good vid

This game used to be called the National Concussion League. In recent years, with fines and regulations, it has returned to the National Football League! It's no secret that some players tried taking certain players out no less than 10 years ago for competitive advantage, but those kinds of things have been regulated due to the 2500 cases of formers players having difficulty with their health in some capacity and suing the NFL over it!

We need a 53 man roster not only for injuries but for example if a player has been on the field for a few plays they will call that player off and have the second up player come on the field so the other guy can rest a bit and they switch out as needed. It's also fun to listen to the mic'd up players if you find a team that you like to follow. Feel free to follow KC Missouri Chiefs with Patrick Mahomes!! 😂 The more fans the merrier!! 🏈✌️

Hitting after the quarterback throws the ball is illegal,but hitting the receiver is allowed.

Good portion of these hits were legal at the time but would be illegal now. Most specifically the helmet to helmet contact which was not illegal in the past as long as you didn’t lead with your helmet.

Some of these hits would now be called a foul, there has been alot of rule changes to get rid of high hits to the head and shoulders in recent years.

A lot of these hits have been made illegaql in the alst five years to protect players. No more head to head direct contact is allowed in the open field. Ideal hits are head to chest.

Do the Super Bowl watch for sure! Watching even just half a full game will help you understand some of the smaller details and rules

If you hit somebody without the ball it’s called a block but you have to be careful because there are multiple flags that can result from it

If both players are going full speed and they hit each other going at each other the collision is said to be the dame as a Pickup truck going 60 miles an hour towards a wall

You got a sub bud

12:13 If I recall correctly, that was a $75,000 hit... that was the fine levied.

You'll notice that the plays near the end are kids

I would suggest viewing some of the videos about the rules , positions ,and tactics of football before you react to more football videos . Doing football videos without any understanding of what is going on is a bit like trying to fly a jet fighter when you only have experience riding a bicycle .Also check out videos of college football ,most Europeans are amazed by how big college football is in the USA

Need to watch "Biggest NFL Freaks of Nature" "Best Big Guy Plays"

A few suggestions: NFL here comes the boom MLB longest homeruns or best infield/outfield throws NBA best slam dunks NHL biggest glass breaking moments. And for something different try biggest skateboard bails fails and head slams.

Off ball blocking is aload no head contact though

You could lead with the head in the past. Now you can’t lead with the crown of your helmet, that is a penalty. You can block for the guy running with the ball. You are not supposed to block in the back though.

MLB homeplate collison is good one to react to.

Played football in the UK for nearly twenty years, I was a bit small so always lead with my head when blocking so I could get my full weight in. This technique is now totally illegal.

Anyone can hit anyone else at any time, with only a couple of exceptions related to kickers.

Away from the ball you can hit any player in the front of the body. Nothing head to head now, but you can hit below the waist to an extent. If you block someone in the back ot take out the legs from someone who deosn't have the ball it is called clipping and it is a 15 yeard penalty.

The size of the squadhas little to nothing to do with injuries and everything to do with the complexity and subsequent specialization of the game. American football is the most complex sport in the world.

They get paid so much because they can loose their careers in one play. Maybe more. You can't lead with your helmet anymore. Clotheslining is not allowed either.

Europeans are soooo preoccupied with the Super Bowl haha. The Super Bowl is literally just the last game of the playoffs. It’s important. It determines the champion. However, it is rarely one of the top 20 games of the year, even. And for most of my life, the Super Bowl tends to be a pretty bad game, overall (one team is clearly better). Its comparable to a situation where Americans are talking on and on about the World Cup Final, but completely ignoring the actual World Cup tournament … just merely focusing on that one last match, which sometimes is compelling, or other times might be two teams running around for 90 minutes, and then one team scores one time late in the match? It’s bizarre.

If they played without helmets there'd be multiple deaths every game.

Speed? NFL has hd Olympic gold medal winner sprinters. Many who have run 10 sec. in 100 meters and Tyreek Hill just ran a 6.6 sec 60 meter t a track event...

From the last reaction and this one, you keep saying "touching." There is no such thing called touching. The penalty is called Holding. You can touch but not hold/grab. There are so many rules in the NFL. There are rules that hardcore NFL fans dont know about. College rules are easier since they are teenagers. Rugby is a contact sport. NFL is a collision sport.

No hand to the face or grabbin the face mask or grabbing the back of the shirt by the collar

Forget anything to do with rugby. It has nothing to do with football. Rugby is a contact sport. Football is a collision sport. Welcome to the NFL. Suit up.

Yes concussions are a problem. New rules state helmet to helmet is now a penalty and you can be ejected from the game.

Much if not most of this is not NFL. You even have a college player in your thumbnail.

a lot of retired players have cte

you need 50 people because there's 11 on a side and then special teams. 2 deep offense and defense is 44. Throw in the kicker, punter, long snapper and that's already 47.

Look up CTE. It's a very serious brain condition that they've found in lots and lots of football players, even college and high school players. Yes concussions are a real problem and a lot of the hits in this video are now illegal.

The comparison between Gridiron ("American") Football and Rugby Football is inevitable. Obviously, there are common roots, some similarities in game flow and scoring, and overlap of athletic skill set. Neither game is for the timid. Gridiron football is by far the more dangerous of the two, however. I'll explain how: As you point out, rules governing allowable tackling are far stricter in rugby. A rugby pitch is much broader than a gridiron field, and therefore less congested. In rugby, shepherding the ball carrier is not allowed. In American football, it is required. Every player on the field is both predator and prey. In rugby, the general flow of attacking play and defensive pursuit runs nearly perpendicular to the direction of attack. In gridiron football, those two elements are directionally opposite. As a result, the closing speed and force of impact are far greater in gridiron than in rugby. The gridiron equivalent of a rugby scrum, occurs ~120 times per game. They are also far more violent (again, by design of the game, not size/strength/quality of the athletes themselves) than rugby scrums. It is not possible to play any sport at anything approaching a competitive level, without collecting some bumps, bruises, strains and sprains. However, in gridiron football, a competitive player is almost guaranteed to sustain some type of brain injury. Whether or not that brain injury rises to proper trauma is up to a neurologist to confirm (or a pathologist, post mortem). I'm American and grew up with gridiron football, as well as association football (soccer). I played both and enjoyed both. But, the more I learn, the more disenchanted I become with gridiron football. I'll stick with the Beautiful Game, and my beloved Celtic FC (last night's Spanish debacle, notwithstanding). Cheers

Check out the movie: Concussion

Watch Superbowl 52 (Philadelphia Eagles vs. New England Patriots)

a whole lot of these were penalties for sure

Only Arsenal supporters are tough enough for American football! COYG

Flopping causes brain bleeds?!?! No wonder real athletes don’t play soccer/“football.”

Football has become Europeanized and made into a pussy game and has completely ruined it