Hair today, gone tomorrow. Will NFL ban long hair on field?
“I like it because it makes teams play out the season”
Mike Nolan thinks there are reasons beyond safety for the proposal that could lead to an NFL ban on hair hanging from the back of helmets.
‘The nameplate is on his back; the number is on his back,’ the San Francisco 49ers coach said Sunday, the day before the NFL’s meetings officially begin. ‘That’s what we want the fans to see. Not his hair.’
This might be a year when fans actually take interest in what owners do at these gatherings. Many meetings are filled with arcane proposals, like changing the positioning of offensive linemen’s arms during blocks. This season, at least, there is some meat among the suggestions. Read more