Panthers' Adam Thielen sounds off on NFL's ban of controversial tackle: 'Kind of a bummer'

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Carolina Panthers star Adam Thielen is among the NFL players who are frustrated over the decision to penalize the hip-drop tackle technique during the offseason.

The controversial tackle, where a defender wraps the ball carrier with their hands or arms and then drops their hips, causing the other player’s legs and feet to get trapped, was a controversial topic over the course of the last two seasons, and NFL owners decided to penalize and possibly fine defenders who use the technique.

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Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) was injured with a fractured tibia after this reception as Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson fell on his ankle at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Nov. 16, 2023. (Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Thielen, a two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver, disagreed with the decision in an interview with Fox News Digital.

"To be honest with you, I think they’re starting to kind of ruin the game a little bit," he said. "I think that it takes away the great parts of this game – that you go out there, compete, and you tackle, and you take them to the ground, and you do whatever you got to do to get them on the ground. The defenders got to be able to play defense, too. So, it’s kind of a bummer, but at the end of the day, that’s not my job. My job is to go out there and do my job to the best of my ability."

"Any time they change the way the defense can hit you, I think it makes it tough on them. And I think it’s become an offensive game, which obviously, as a receiver, it’s great and all, but as a fan of the game, you need some of that back. You hate to