When the NFL’s new league year started a few weeks ago, every team had hopes of improving their roster. It’s not always easy in a competitive league. Some teams were able to fill huge needs and do it without overspending. They can go into the draft looking for best players available instead of desperately trying […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — The writing was on the wall when the NFL began publicizing its data. The hip-drop tackle, league executives began saying last year, inflicted injury at 25 times the rate of the average tackle. And this wasn’t just any injury, the league’s health and safety committee said. This was a time-loss injury. Fifteen