Any adhesive is banned in the NFL. A picture of Broncos holder Jamie Dixon is now causing a sensation. Was the game-winning field goal against the Bills irregular?
by Max Bruns
The Denver Broncos’ 24:22 victory over the Buffalo Bills resulted in a field goal with time running out twice.
Broncos kicker Wil Lutz became the man of the “last second” both before halftime and at the end of the fourth quarter.
At the end of the second quarter, Denver’s kicker put the ball between the bars from 40 yards. Two quarters later, it was a 36-yard field goal from Lutz that was enough to win the Broncos in the Monday Night Game.
But a short time after the game, the first tweets and close-up photos of the kicks found their way onto social media.
Were the kicks – and especially the all-important kick – irregular?
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Did the Broncos Holder use banned adhesive?
The fact is: Everything was clean at Lutz. Instead, his holder Jamie Dixon is now accused of cheating.
The close-up of the ball holder during the decisive kick shows a brown spot on the surface of Dixon’s hand. Fans conclude that the Broncos holder had adhesive on his hands to better catch the long snapper’s ball.
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The NFL has banned the use of adhesives – such as stickum or resin used by handball players – since 1981. The “Lester Hayes Rule” prohibits “sticky or slippery substances on a player’s body, equipment or uniform.” .
However, there is currently no evidence that Dixon used such a drug.
2023-11-17 20:46:33
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