One of the reasons why the Detroit Lions have improved from a bottom-10 scoring defense in 2023 to a spot in the top 10 with one game left in 2024 is a focus on tackling. Through all the injuries and ...

Live tackling in college football practices is nearing extinction, which means teams with tackling issues like Tennessee must find creative solutions. The Vols’ latest approach is making players watch ...

In their Week 4 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Philadelphia Eagles forgot how to tackle, as short Buccaneers gains turned into long ones, and drives that might have otherwise stalled instead ...

When Wink Martindale accepted the Michigan football defensive coordinator job, there were plenty of people who didn't think there would be much of a drop off from the previous three seasons of ...

Tackling shouldn't be an issue for a team that expects to make the NFL playoffs every year. Nevertheless, it was a huge problem for the Seattle Seahawks at times during both the 2022 and 2023 ...

However, just because it sells doesn't mean it works all the time. In fact, it rarely works. Attempted big hits usually result in missed and broken tackles, or sometimes, injuries. They’re nice when ...

USA Football's Heads Up Football program isn’t just making the game safer. It's building better football players and helping coaches create better practice plans. When the Fairfax County (Va.) Public ...

With football season well underway, there already have been instances of helmet-to-helmet hits, concussions and yet another round of conversations about strategies to reduce head impact exposure in ...