The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER, via the underrated COLLEGE FOOTBALL TALK, today follows up on a gruesome tackle endured last night by Rutgers running back Jourdan Brooks against Louisville.
During his 62-yard run in the first half, Brooks was yanked down by Louisville defender Travis Norton — after 10 yards, by his hair. After he trotted back to the sidelines, television cameras caught a strand of Brooks’ dreadlocks on the field.
Video after the jump.
There was no penalty on the play as what Norton did was perfectly legal. As Troy Polamalu of the NFL’s Steelers knows, dangling hair is considered fair game for would-be tacklers.
So will Brooks cut his hair after losing out on a possible long TD scamper?
Brooks — who rushed for 126 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown — wasn’t upset about losing a strand of hair however. Nor did he say that the tackle will convince him to cut it. What he was most upset about was not getting into the endzone.
So he was upset he didn’t score, but doesn’t want to do anything about the reason he was tackled? That’s like lamenting lung cancer but continuing to drag on American Spirits all the live long day.
1:05 pm on December 5th, 2008
Jourdan just saved himself a trip to the barbershop.
1:13 pm on December 5th, 2008
What a dreadful play. Or should I say, "dread-pull" play.
1:31 pm on December 5th, 2008
Good thing Bob Marley never played football.
5:09 pm on December 5th, 2008
The piece of dread is like the 'The Thing', it has a life of its own and will defend itself if threatened.
1:24 am on December 7th, 2008
Bob Marley's son Rohan did play linebacker at Miami in the early/mid '90s and had dreads when he played.