The ban on the horse-collar tackle maneuver in American football was named after what 1980-born University of Oklahoma college football player?
Horse-collar tackle The horse-collar tackle is an American football maneuver in which a defender tackles another player by grabbing the back collar or the back-inside of an opponent's shoulder pads and pulling the ball carrier directly downward in order to pull his feet from underneath him. The technique is most closely associated with Pro Bowl safety Roy Williams. This kind of tackle was banned from the NFL during the 2005 off-season. The rule forbidding it is often referred to in the press as "The Roy Williams Rule". The rule, with modifications, was adopted in college football in 2008 and high school football in 2009.
Jordan Phillips Jordan Phillips (born September 21, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.