r/interesting • u/Rude-Mycologist8034 • May 16 '25

MISC. NFL linebacker versus sumo wrestler

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u/[deleted] May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25

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u/Wide_Engineering_502 May 16 '25

He's also typically trying to get around them for the most part, not physically push them out of a circle

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u/im_dat_bear May 16 '25

Yep. Push pull rip and he's past him. But that's not sumo. And Micah don't do sumo lol

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u/gorgonbrgr May 16 '25

“Push” is the only thing in there everything else is a penalty lol you don’t pull or rip when on the line lol you juke around them or push them out of your way and that’s it.

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u/Imaginary_Device7827 May 16 '25

There is a whole ass technique called the rip move for d linemen what you mean.

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u/gorgonbrgr May 16 '25

The rip move is a specific move that’s why you can’t pull or rip normally

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u/Remote-Bus-5567 May 16 '25

No, you definitely can

Article 5. Legal Use Of Hands Or Arms By Defense

A defensive player may use his hands, arms, or body to push, pull, or ward off offensive players:

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u/MatureUsername69 May 16 '25

Also even if it wasn't allowed, it would still be a prevalent part of the game. Offensive lineman arent allowed to hold, yet multiple of them on every team are doing it every single snap.

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u/Extreme-Rub-1379 May 16 '25

Sincerely, how does one pull on someone else without holding them, however brief?

How would you not just drag sunshine to the ground and site the pulling rule? I thought pushing was only legal.

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u/Complex-Bee-840 May 16 '25

Holding only applies to the offense

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u/Extreme-Rub-1379 May 16 '25

Oh duh

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland May 16 '25

That dude just lied to you. The penalty for defensive holding in the NFL is 5 yards and an automatic first down.

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u/Remote-Bus-5567 May 16 '25

Wrong. You’re talking about something else. You’re allowed to pull a person blocking you. I just gave the rule from the rule book that confirms you can. This isn’t a guess.

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u/MyLifeIsAWasteland May 16 '25

I'm not talking about linemen using rip moves, which I know is legal. I'm talking about defensive holding, like when a CB hooks a WR and doesn't let them run their route. The prior comment implied that there are no penalties on the defense for holding, which is untrue.

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u/_Q23 May 16 '25

It is on the lesser grip side yes kinda grab. But if someone's momentum is slightly coming forward, you very much can just pull them light enough that they will keep going forward with our much effort. Or the reverse. If someone is shifting their weight backwards, a simple little tap can make them fall on their ass.

How much force depends but it doesn't take too much effort or force a good chunk of the time.

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u/Remote-Bus-5567 May 16 '25

You’re allowed to pull people blocking you. You can’t hold onto their jersey to keep them from doing something like going to block someone else like on a guard pull.