(Getty Images) The list of folks who loudly voiced their displeasure last month with the league's new crown-of-the-helmet rule is both long and notable. Starting next season, ball-carriers or ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates' sword What could be more on-brand for a ... The Baltimore Orioles' ‘Homer Hose’ The crown jewel of a series of water-themed hit celebrations for this Orioles team ...

NFL owners have rewritten the rule on using the crown of the helmet, making it a 15-yard penalty to initiate any hit with it. Rich McKay, chairman of the competition committee and president and ...

Under the rule, a ball carrier can be penalized under certain circumstances for using the crown of his helmet to strike a defensive player forcibly. “I don’t know who said what or none of that ...

The NCAA has issued two new interpretations to guide how officials should identify targeting fouls, one of which is meant to clarify the exact location of the "crown" -- the part of the helmet ...

NFL owners voted Wednesday to approve all proposed rules changes, including the controversial crown-of-the-helmet rule, which seeks to eliminate the use of a helmet as a weapon. That rule passed ...

The rule could now be expanding. The Competition Committee has proposed expanding the prohibition to include not just the crown of the helmet but the hairline. A total of 24 votes from ownership will ...

In the latest in an occasional series of videos to explain rules, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino examined the crown-of-the-helmet rule Friday. He also said Kansas City Chiefs ...

San Francisco running back Carlos Hyde has been fined $23,152 by the NFL for using the crown of his helmet to make contact with Giants linebacker Jon Beason. Beason sustained a concussion on the ...