A helmet to helmet hit is when a player uses his helmet to strike an opposing player in the helmet. Due to the severe nature of the injuries that can occur as a result of this type of hit, helmet to helmet hits are penalties in the NFL, whether incidental or deliberate. Defensively, helmet to helmet penalties are usually flagged during the process of making a tackle. However, the penalty can also be enforced on an offensive player making a block or a defensive player making a block after a turnover.
Penalties
At minimum, a helmet to helmet hit results in a 15-yard penalty. In terms of severity, 15 yards is the largest ball-movement penalty issued by the NFL. However, in 2007, the NFL encouraged referees to eject any player deemed to have flagrantly committed a helmet to helmet violation. Special emphasis was placed on players in defenseless positions, making them the most vulnerable to serious injury. It is worth noting that contact between helmets alone does not mandate a penalty. Often times helmets clash after shoulder pads collide. These collisions are expected and remain part of the violent nature of the game. Instead, the penalties in place are meant to prohibit contact initiated with helmets.
但"a player uses his helmet to strike an opposing player in the helmet"这个"use"很耐人寻味了,我觉得这个use本身就含了主动的意味,英语主动被动分得很清楚,这就是主动的表达,翻成中文就是一个队员用他的头盔撞击对方队员的头盔.
再极端一点就是比如我是防守队员,我就低着头不动站在那,你拿着球不看路低头猛跑砰一下撞到我的头,谁犯规?
所以我认为这个要判也是判Ridley,Pollard不犯规