I'm watching NFL Total Access and they talking about owners is looking into banning long hair that blocking the nameplate. Claiming its a dress code violation and a safety issue. These niggas need to give it up, lets dudes expressed themselves.

 

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d807543b5

They talking about around the :50 mark.

a safety issue? to who? if they ban this wuts next players will have to wear long sleeves becuz of 'excessive' tattoos?

The nfl is a job just like any other job. there are rules i dont really agree but i understand

I don't really care about the blocking of the name but they do have a point with the safety issue. Many of the players with the long hair / locks have been tackled viciously by that same long hair. I'm sure it can cause a bad case of sprained neck. But so do face masks penalties for that much. I really don't care if a name is covered though. It's up to the programs, true fans and the stadiums to know the name of the players.

house5052:

I don't really care about the blocking of the name but they do have a point with the safety issue. Many of the players with the long hair / locks have been tackled viciously by that same long hair. I'm sure it can cause a bad case of sprained neck. But so do face masks penalties for that much. I really don't care if a name is covered though. It's up to the programs, true fans and the stadiums to know the name of the players.

 

I was going to say the same thing cause getting tackled by your hair is just as bad as a face mask and probably hurts worse. I know Marion Barber can't keep his helmet for 2 plays without it coming off because off those dreads. The name plate isn't that big of a deal but I figured that were gonna do it at some point or another

NFL to consider hair length rule

The Associated Press

Troy Polamalu might not have to worry about getting tackled again by his hair. At their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

That might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by Kansas City. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed Monday with a package of other rules.

http://www.kansascity.com/491/story/547633.html

Besides Polamalu basically they sayin they dont want niggas with dreads in the NFL even the white dude on around the horn admitted that it was racist..

CAN I LIVE???

FUCK ROGER GOODELL N DAVID STERN

If these niggas got the heart to play with long ass hair in a physical contact sport, more power to them

Boss Up:

a safety issue? to who? if they ban this wuts next players will have to wear long sleeves becuz of 'excessive' tattoos?

Anybody remember that play when Larry Johnson from the Chiefs snatched Polamalu up by the hair, or even how Roy Williams be horsecollerin people, he could easliy miss and grab their hair,
it is a saftey issue, I'm not saying they should cut it, just tuck it in or somethin

Johnny Too Good:

Boss Up:

a safety issue? to who? if they ban this wuts next players will have to wear long sleeves becuz of 'excessive' tattoos?

Anybody remember that play when Larry Johnson from the Chiefs snatched Polamalu up by the hair, or even how Roy Williams be horsecollerin people, he could easliy miss and grab their hair,
it is a saftey issue, I'm not saying they should cut it, just tuck it in or somethin

 

 

noooooo! its not. its a PERSONAL issue. the stupid folks suggesting these rules be implemented are NOT the ones with the long hair playing the game. The players with long hair in the NFL are GROWN...and KNOW that they are at risk to get their hair pulled and risk something bad happening, like a hurt neck, etc. so everytime they go out their with long hair, its THEIR choice. If they WANT to take that risk, let em. its that simple

Yea its a safety issue but its at ur own risk I mean really look at the NFL n look at the people with long hair atleast 90% are defensive players how often do u really think they are get there hair pulled?? That Polamalu situation is like a 1/100 chance that will ever happen again in his career..Edgerrin James, Laurence Maroneey, Larry Fitzgeralds have all been qouted for sayin that they trim there dreads so they dont get there haired pulled Come on man we are talking about grown ass men dont u think they knew the risk of growing long hair b4 they did shit its not like they grew it over nite.

Me personal I just think that they hate how grimey these niggas look in dreads "Pacman Jones" b4 he cut his, just like how the NBA hated A.I. braids..If a nigga wanna run out the locker room shaking his dreads FUCK IT ITS A FREE COUNTRY!!!!!!!

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2008/03/27/2008-03-27_chiefs_propose_hairraizing_rule.html

It's a hairy situation for the NFL: Can it control the length of hair on game day?

The Chiefs have proposed a rule that will be discussed - and could be voted on - at next week's league meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., that will prohibit hair to obscure a player's name or number on the back of the jersey. "It doesn't mean players have to cut their hair," said Atlanta's Rich McKay, the co-chairman of the competition committee. "They would have to keep it under their helmet."

It has not been determined that long hair has become a safety issue. But there is some concern around the league that it could be looked at as a racial and cultural issue, which is the last thing the NFL wants. Even so, Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, who is African-American, is behind the proposal. One source said the league would like to get the approval of Gene Upshaw, the NFLPA executive director, who is black.

The eight-man competition committee overwhelmingly endorsed the proposal, but there is a good chance it will be tabled and not even voted on next week.

R.W. McQuarters of the Giants, cut his long hair before last season. Cornerbacks Al Harris of the Packers and Mike McKenzie of the Saints have been known for their extra long hair. In 2006, Kansas City running back Larry Johnson reportedly was penalized 15 yards for grabbing Steelers safety Troy Polamalu by his hair as he was tackling him. Polamalu is one of several players in the NFL who have hair extending past their shoulders.

Atari Bigby and Al Harris with short hair ? lol

I don't agree with it, but I understand why the NFL wants to go that route.  It is both a safety and image issue.  Guys have been tackled by their hair and this is a business.  But my question is this, what will they do if the lenght of the hair is part of a religion or culture.  Polamalum is part Samoan and he respects that side of his heritage through his hair.  What does the NFL do then?  Just a question.

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NFL to consider hair length rule

The Associated Press

Troy Polamalu might not have to worry about getting tackled again by his hair. At their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

That might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by Kansas City. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed Monday with a package of other rules.

http://www.kansascity.com/491/story/547633.html

I'm a cowboy fan and though the nfl makes idiot rules most times this one is alright i guess i mean Roy Williams hopefully won't pull somebody down by their hair if he can't get the horse collar tackle.

Bullshit

Hot Rod!:

I don't agree with it, but I understand why the NFL wants to go that route.  It is both a safety and image issue.  Guys have been tackled by their hair and this is a business.  But my question is this, what will they do if the lenght of the hair is part of a religion or culture.  Polamalum is part Samoan and he respects that side of his heritage through his hair.  What does the NFL do then?  Just a question.

 if it is such a safety issue... name a player besides Polamalu who has been tackled by their hair...

GHOST!:

stringer bell:

NFL to consider hair length rule

The Associated Press

Troy Polamalu might not have to worry about getting tackled again by his hair. At their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

That might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by Kansas City. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed Monday with a package of other rules.

http://www.kansascity.com/491/story/547633.html

 

and n*ccas on here b*tchin tryin to turn it into a race issue...as usual

why can't they just penalize people who tackle people by their hair instead of penalizing the people with long hair by making them cut it, fuck the NFL.....but i can't live without it...I bet if Favre would've had long hair they would've made it a requirement that all players have to be at a certain length to imitate him

stringer bell:

GHOST!:

stringer bell:

NFL to consider hair length rule

The Associated Press

Troy Polamalu might not have to worry about getting tackled again by his hair. At their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.

That might affect Polamalu's image, but help him on the field. Two seasons ago, the Pittsburgh safety with the long ponytail had his hair grabbed by Kansas City's Larry Johnson and was thrown to the turf after an interception against the Chiefs.

The rule banning long hair on the field was proposed by Kansas City. It does not require players to get haircuts, but does "require them to tuck it up inside their helmets," said Atlanta president Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee.

Polamalu is the best known of the players, most of them defensive backs, with hair flowing outside their helmets. Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.

Because the rule was proposed by a team, the competition committee did not take a position on it. It will be discussed Monday with a package of other rules.

http://www.kansascity.com/491/story/547633.html

 

and n*ccas on here b*tchin tryin to turn it into a race issue...as usual

But there is some concern around the league that it could be looked at as a racial and cultural issue, which is the last thing the NFL wants. Even so, Chiefs coach Herm Edwards, who is African-American, is behind the proposal. One source said the league would like to get the approval of Gene Upshaw, the NFLPA executive director, who is black.

LOL yall wildin....the hair just cant cover your name, u can tuck it in...

nh@ polamalu having his hair in a bun this season