With the news that San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined over 15 grand for essentially hitting New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees too hard, it's become very clear that the NFL will stop at nothing to protect its precious quarterbacks. For defensive players who have been raised to do only one thing - hit the quarterback really hard - fines like these send a very mixed message. In order to clear up any confusion, we've put together this helpful chart to explain how you can safely tackle the quarterback in the NFL in 2013. Hope it helps.
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