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According to an article posted directed from the NFL, last updated in 2012, the NFL released some rule changes, and described why they were changed in order to further protect players. Some of these rules include: “prohibit a player from launching himself off the ground and using his helmet to strike a player in a defenseless posture in the head or neck” (2010), “when a player loses his helmet, the play is immediately whistled dead” (2010), “during field-goal and extra-point attempts, the defense cannot position any player on the line directly across from the snapper, who’s considered to be in a defenseless position” (2010), and “each team must consult with an independent neurologist whenever there is a head injury”