Roquan Smith deal holdup related to new helmet rule Published: Jul 28, 2018 at 08:17 AM Around the NFL Writer While the play their first preseason tilt, the Game, on Thursday, they still don't have first-round pick under contract. On Saturday, coach Matt Nagy revealed De'Vondre Campbell Jersey that the new lowering-helmet rule is " " in the stalemate between Smith and the team. The new rule allows the league to penalize, fine, eject or po sibly suspend players who lower their helmets to make hits, depending on the severity of the offense. Of note: Chicago linebacker was suspended last season for a brutal helmet-to- Don Hutson Jersey helmet hit on wideout before the new rule was put in place. The and Smith are at odds over the financial protections in the contract should the linebacker be suspended for such a hit. Suspensions allow teams to void guaranteed money in contracts. High-volume tacklers, as Smith is expected to be, would likely be more susceptible to violating the new rule than some other positions. "For both sides, it's more of a language deal, a language-type deal, Chris Blair Jersey " Nagy said, . "Again, for me, as a first-year head coach going through this, my thing is just collaborating with general manager Ryan Pace and what they have going on with the agent and making sure that we understand, together, I need to as a head coach just continue to keep plugging Jaire Alexander Jersey away with what we have and who we have. "We'll eventually get that thing figured out. The biggest thing for our organization and for our players is for me to be focused on who's here right now, and that's what I'm doing." The No. 8 overall pick in the draft, Smith is expected to slide right into the starting lineup as a sideline-to-sideline tackler for an underrated Chicago defense. First, the need to settle the contractual i sues. Smith and quarterback (No. 3 overall) remain the only two drafted rookies not Reggie White Jersey under contract. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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