Crack blocks are different. A crack block is a blindside hit, but they're illegal if the defender is hit in the head, the back, or below the waist. Any tackle in the NFL can be dangerous ...

Wallace was effective at the crack-back block, but the discipline Gundy has been harping about has reached the playbook. It’s not worth the risk of losing one of his best offensive weapons.

Crackback blocks, in which a player lined up on the outside moves toward the middle of the field and blindsides a defender, have long been illegal in the NFL. But the league is considering a stricter ...

Although defensive players often say that the NFL has favored the offense with its player safety rules, the NFL's head of officiating is also telling coaches that they need to make sure their ...

The NFL fined Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvin Landry $24,309 for an illegal crack-back block that sent Buffalo Bills safety Aaron Williams to the hospital during the Week 7 Dolphins-Bills matchup.

Favre -- who signed with the Vikings on August 18 after coming out of retirement for the second time in as many years -- committed an illegal 'crack-back' block ...

MINNEAPOLIS | Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was fined $10,000 by the NFL on Friday for his crack-back block on Houston defensive back and Merrillville grad Eugene Wilson in a preseason ...

Technically speaking, an illegal crackback block occur when a defensive player is hit below the waist within five yards on either side of the line of scrimmage. It's a dangerous play that all ...

Yes, tonight is the start of the NFL season and we’re all over that but there’s other games going on folks. Arizona is playing UTSA in a Thursday night thriller on Fox Sports 1 and hey, hey ...

New York -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has been fined $10,000 by the NFL for his crack-back block on Houston's Eugene Wilson in a preseason game.