Should NFL Players keep hair under helmet POLL

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How long are these dreadlocks going to get?

[airtwardo 7]

When I played on the college level there were no 'rules' regarding hair length...


...but it was made clear that the less hair you had 'under' the helmet the better it worked, and the more hair you had 'out' of the helmet gave the opponent another 'handle' to grab to slow you down.

I use to sport a ponytail the 1st year, having my head snapped back a few times prompted my chopping it off 1/2 way through the season. THAT HURTS!

I was a defensive end...often near the bottom of the pile on tackles which also made it pretty easy to get my hair pulled with no one noticing but me!

The NFL today is Hollywood entertainment, if the rockstar players wanna have it long, they know what they're doing so let it be.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[Anvilbrother 0]

It's getting out of control when you can't even read their names on the back of the jersey. Start tackling them soley by their hair I say.

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[lawrocket 3]

It's not an illegal tackle, either.

But I can say that I was impressed the first time that I saw Whoopie Goldberg out there in coverage. Chick is talented.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[ryoder 1,590]

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I use to sport a ponytail the 1st year, having my head snapped back a few times prompted my chopping it off 1/2 way through the season. THAT HURTS!

I have a buddy who dropped out of college half way thru and went down to FL to enroll in a commercial deep-sea diving school. He had a pony-tail, and one of the instructors kept making sure to trap it in the collar of the Mark V diving helmet when they suited him up. Then he had no alternative but to jerk his head to tear out some hair in order to have full movement of his head on the dive.

He paid the guy back one day by "accidentally" dropping a lead-filled diving boot on the guys foot.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

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So we are heading to Preditor type of costume on the field? What's next, face guards modeled like mal ocuded teeth hanging out to complete the get-up. If it's legal to pull hair to bring a guy down then I suspect once hair get long enough, and more tackles take advantage, this conversation might become more popular. Personally I think each team should wear costume by how they are named. Bears have bear heads and claws and Raven have feathers, that is if you are into the entertainment type of amusement which these scraggly players now must offer. Coming out in Viking helmet with horns wouild be so awesome. Not sure what you'd do for the Packers.

[masterrig 1]

Not sure what you'd do for the Packers.

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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So we are heading to Preditor type of costume on the field? What's next, face guards modeled like mal ocuded teeth hanging out to complete the get-up. If it's legal to pull hair to bring a guy down then I suspect once hair get long enough, and more tackles take advantage, this conversation might become more popular. Personally I think each team should wear costume by how they are named. Bears have bear heads and claws and Raven have feathers, that is if you are into the entertainment type of amusement which these scraggly players now must offer. Coming out in Viking helmet with horns wouild be so awesome. Not sure what you'd do for the Packers.

What about the Browns? Would the Cleveland Browns would continue to use their bland orange helmets? Plus WTF is a 49er?

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[Andy9o8 2]

I voted no, mainly because I sniff an agenda. But whatever.

Actually I don't really care. I was an inside linebacker; if they wanna give me an extra handle to grab, that's fine by me.

[ryoder 1,590]

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Plus WTF is a 49er?

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The name "49ers" comes from the name given to the gold prospectors who arrived in Northern California around 1849 during the California Gold Rush.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Andy9o8 2]

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WTF is a 49er?

A 69er who's lost 20 lbs?

Ok, it's actually the nickname of the time used for participants in the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Eta: ryoder is faster on the draw.

[promise5 17]

Its up to them how they wear their hair. i do support Clay Mathews with the reason he grows his hair long, each time it gets to a certain length he cut it off and donates it to Locks of Love.

No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible.
Believe me I tried.

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So we are heading to Preditor type of costume on the field? What's next, face guards modeled like mal ocuded teeth hanging out to complete the get-up. If it's legal to pull hair to bring a guy down then I suspect once hair get long enough, and more tackles take advantage, this conversation might become more popular. Personally I think each team should wear costume by how they are named. Bears have bear heads and claws and Raven have feathers, that is if you are into the entertainment type of amusement which these scraggly players now must offer. Coming out in Viking helmet with horns wouild be so awesome. Not sure what you'd do for the Packers.

What about the Browns? Would the Cleveland Browns would continue to use their bland orange helmets? Plus WTF is a 49er?

Redskins would drop their name and take Browns name and Cleveland will take the name Cleveland ROCK AND ROLLERS and continue to grow Hair Band hair, so long as hair is dyed differnet colors so that players can be distinguished. What to do with Browns, OH since the Potomac is filling with snake head fish and since they are brown, Washington can take the SNAKE HEADS. Not sure about their costume though. They do have some ugly teeth...

Guys its commercial break SEA 21 vs. ATL 27 just fun'in a little.

[rwieder 0]

Clay Mathews (Defensive Line F/ Green Bay) don't have Dreds. His haor is so long it covers up his name on his jersey, you O.K. with long hair as long as it's not Dreds? My hair is longer than his!
Edited to add, I voted "NO"

-Richard-
"You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

[wmw999 2,589]

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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Clay Mathews (Defensive Line F/ Green Bay) don't have Dreds. His haor is so long it covers up his name on his jersey, you O.K. with long hair as long as it's not Dreds? My hair is longer than his!
Edited to add, I voted "NO"

The poll question was neutral. Hair is Hair. My comment outside of the poll question was bias as I forgot there might be a couple of whitle guys playing, who might have long hair that was not styled in any type of dred fashion, getting perms or what have you to have caucasion hair appearing as dred hair. I serious regret this transgression and retract "dreds" and replace that with "hair" in my comment above. In this instance length of hair, not style of hair is the focus. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

[promise5 17]

Just wanted to add that we need to remember that playing football is just "part" of what these guys do. Its their 'job" I sure as stuffings don't want to be told how to wear my hair at work.

No matter how slowly you say oranges it never sounds like gullible.
Believe me I tried.

[rwieder 0]

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Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

O.K. Just this once! J/K

-Richard-
"You're Holding The Rope And I'm Taking The Fall"

[davjohns 1]

I used to fight competitively. I always loved to see a handle on the back of my opponent's head. I wonder why more players don't use that handle?

I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet..

But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.

[jakee 1,596]

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Clay Mathews (Defensive Line F/ Green Bay) don't have Dreds. His haor is so long it covers up his name on his jersey, you O.K. with long hair as long as it's not Dreds? My hair is longer than his!

If a ban on all long hair is what it would take to make sure that no-one ever grows a mullet again then I would be ok with that.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?