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There's now a proposal — by, surprisingly, the Kansas City Chiefs — to ban long hair in the NFL next season. The owners will consider it at their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, because, you know, all the major prblems with the league have been solved. The Steelers' Troy Polamalu is waiting anxiously by his phone for any news.
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.
If enacted, this will eliminate one of my favorite plays in football: the grabbing-of-the-ponytail-and-slinging-to-the-turf tackle, which we saw in 2006 when the Chiefs' Larry Johnson did it to Polamalu during an interception return. There's also a rumor that you can do this in Madden '08, although I haven't personally seen it.
NFL Owners Consider Ban On Long Hair [The Sporting News]
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...require them to tuck it up inside their helmets...
I would have thought this rule would have been proposed by the Buffalo Bills...
Come on Kansas City, none of the players can be fierce like Tyra if they don't let their locks flow. Then again, no one is fierce in Kansas City, so I don't expect you to understand this concept.
Quarterbacks will now have to tuck their flowing pubes into their handwarmers
"I'm back, baby!" -- Brutus Beefcake
all the major prblems with the league have been solved
apparently, Rick's prblems with spellchecker still haven't been.
"require them to tuck it up inside their helmets"
Don't worry, Joselio, they're talking about hair.
@Gourmet Spud: I see what you did there. +1
There is no place to tuck Rex Grossman's pocket rocket
It's all part of the NFL's ongoing campaign to stamp out split ends.
Why can't the NFL have those clean-cut boys like George Steinbrenner and Marge Schott loved? Those two are very wise decision-makers and should be emulated as much as possible.
/who said anything about hitler?
Johnny Unitas, now there was a haircut you could set your watch too.
/AbeSimpson'd
I thought they got rid of the tuck rule.
The Mars Volta kindly request that "Roulette Dares" no longer be played at kick-off to psych the crowd.
This aggression against the hirsute will not stand.
And the sign said long haired freaky people need not apply
So I tucked my hair up under my helmet and I went in to ask him why
He said you look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do
So I took off my helmet I said imagine that, huh, me working for you
Travis Henry's problems could have been avoided if he tucked it into a helmet.
"Welp, back to smoking weed" -- Ricky Williams
Troy Polamalu day?
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo is reading this sexy blog.: Jared Allen would like to have a word with you.
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo is reading this sexy blog.: A cheap shot from a Broncos fan? Is that you, Bill Romanowski?
And yes this rule is stupid.
Who let David Stern into NFL meetings?
(Two pictures of Troy today??!?! It's not even my birthday!)
Matt Hasslebeck wishes this rule affected him.
@7-8 Deville: +1. Shit, was that funny.
Not much to worry about in Kansas City with baseball season coming up.
Hippie Chick 1: Oh, Homer J., how do you keep your hair so rich and full?
Homer Simpson: Lather, rinse, and repeat. Always repeat.
Hippie Chick 2: Homer J., will you teach us to make love?
They're looking at taking language from the NFL Cheerleader's handbook. 2007 edition.
"3.a.ii: You do not need to wax said area, just keep it trimmed neatly"
Jesus fish and Big Dog sweatshirts, however, will still be allowed at Camarohead.
/cries as he sits in KC, realizes why everyone hates us
Why don't they just add it to the tuck rule?
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to let your freak flag fly.
/Mahatma Polumalu
What about a new rule that prevents you from "slipping on a McDonald's wrapper"?
Great! Now where is the steelers season preview?
@Tuffy: Howie Spira agrees.
Welcome to the real world hippies!
OK, so wo wants to help me start the "Fire Carl Peterson" website?
"You play to wear it tapered in the back."
Now, Johnny Unitas... there's a haircut you can set your watch to!
I don't know about anyone else, but I think this is folliclicious reasoning on the part of the owners.
I've had it with the Chiefs' efforts to destroy Samoan warrior culture.
What is Sanjia doing in a football uniform?
Captain Smith, Mr. Goodell could use some assistance rearranging the deck chairs.
@Schluby: @theballadofrickeyfoggie: needs to learn to read previous comments
@My Government Name is Berto, But My Spiritual Name is BRONZ...: Hating Carl is passé, how about a hire Marty site? Also this is all Clark Hunt's doing.
Personally I can't wait for the officially licensed NFL hairnet. only 24.99!
They're only talking about this rule because they couldn't reach consensus on wording for a "no shooting people in strip clubs" rule.
I remember when my friend thought Al Harris and Mike McKenzie were the same person and that he was all over the field. Oh wait, that was J-Bug.
Dude...don't do it!!
/Samson
@HIV 2 Elway: You know I'm with you on that.
Now that's what I call some bouncin' and behavin', Troy Polamalu's hair.
Renee Richards disagrees with leagues that make you tuck things in
Is Roger Goodell gonna go on an anti-hippie rampage, a la Peter Boyle in "Joe"?
+ Watch video
Ain't so groovy now, is it, Polamalu?!
great, no more mullets!! take that brian bosworth.
Thank god. Now I can continue to practice my game-day hobby of making anagrams from the names on the back of player jerseys.
Whew...looks like Michael Vick got out just in time.
Carl Peterson just can't take the fact that he doesn't have the best hair in all of football and wants to cut off any competition.
Others include cornerbacks Al Harris of Green Bay and Mike McKenzie of New Orleans.
I am still convinced that these two are the same person.
Cher is looking very tan these days.