Here is an an explanation to the NFL' s horse collar rules, after Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White was called for it in Week 8.

And that part of the play, per the NFL Rule Book, is a horse-collar tackle. Per ESPN's Kevin Seifert: NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.

The horse-collar rule first went into effect in college in 2008. The NFL made the horse-collar tackle a 15-yard personal foul in 2005, and it was known at first as the “Roy Williams Rule ...

The NFL — often to a fault — goes out of its way to protect quarterbacks. Did officials fail Josh Allen on Sunday? The Buffalo Bills quarterback was on the receiving end of an apparent horse ...

The NFL banned the horse-collar tackle in May 2005 by a 27-5 vote after a proposal to take it out of the game was tabled at the league's annual meetings two months earlier. The rule passed after ...

When the NFL adopted a rule against horse-collar tackles, they made it against the rules for a player to tackle an opponent other than a quarterback in the pocket by pulling him down with a grab ...

Referees missed an obvious horse collar tackle by Auburn to bring down Johnny Manziel in the final minute of the Tigers’ 45-41 upset win over Texas A&M on Saturday. The teams combined to score ...

Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) commits a personal foul penalty for a horse-collar tackle on New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham (13) at FedEx Field Nov. 29, 2015, in ...

As we get ready for the start of the 2012 regular season, a rule that has been on the books for several years will be getting increased attention. One of the specific points of emphasis for the coming ...