NFL running back Kenyan Drake supports controversial rule change, points to 2021 injury

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NFL running back Kenyan Drake appeared to be one of the few who supported the league in banning hip-drop tackles on Monday.

Drake wrote on X that it was because of the tackling technique that he lost a handful of games during the 2021 season when he was in his first year with the Las Vegas Raiders. He reposted the play on the social media platform to make his point.

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Running back Kenyan Drake, #23 of the Las Vegas Raiders, is taken off the field on a cart after he was injured on a play against the Washington Football Team during their game at Allegiant Stadium on Dec. 5, 2021 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

"I don’t care about popular opinion," he wrote. "I lost my right ankle and a quarter of the ‘21 season to this type of tackle. something had to give and I’m glad it’s not anybody legs/ankles anymore."

The technique appeared to be used to get Drake down to the ground in a game against the Washington Football Team. He was also hit by two other players. He had one rushing attempt and one catch in that game, and then he did not play for the rest of the season.

"Graphic Video Warning: The #NFL needs to look at this specific style of tackling," he wrote on X in December 2021. "They are throwing flags for taunting and protecting qbs from getting touched but this is my 2nd straight season being injured by a guy pulling me back and using his body weight to roll up my legs."

Running back Kenyan Drake, #23 of the Las Vegas Raiders, walks off the field after warmups before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Allegiant Stadium on Nov. 21, 2021 in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Getty