That's the debate all over the football world in the wake of the brutal, neck-breaking hit by the Pittsburgh Steelers' Terence Garvin on Cincinnati Bengals punter Kevin Huber on Sunday. Huber left the ...

Sunday’s roughing the passer call in the 49ers-Seahawks game has a strong similarity to last Sunday’s unnecessary roughness call in the Patriots-Chargers game. Both calls flow from the rule against ...

The NFL has changed several rules in recent offseasons in an effort to classify more players as “defenseless” and therefore give them protections against being hit. Another change may be coming. The ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- The idea behind the NFL's institution of a rule forbidding violent hits to the head and neck of defenseless receivers was to promote player safety and limit the opportunities for ...

If the United States does not provide Ukraine with controversial cluster munitions, Ukraine will find itself “defenseless” in the future, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. The U.S.’s ...

Close attention to Russia’s actions abroad and its treatment of opponents at home mean a few words from President Vladimir Putin can set off a firestorm of criticism on social media. Even when it ...