Product code: Isaac Curtis Signed Cincinnati Bengals Jersey shops
Isaac Curtis Signed custom Cincinnati Bengals jersey with Dave and Adam's COA with 4x Pro Bowl inscription. "The Isaac Curtis rule". Because Isaac Curtis had world-class speed there were no defensive backs who could keep up with him. In 1973 in his first year, the Bengals won the Central Division and faced the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Miami Dolphins. Don Shula's defensive backs did not have the speed to cover Curtis and Shula decided that he would have them push, bump, and hold him down the field. After that game, NFL defenses, including the Steelers started doing the same thing to stop Curtis. Paul Brown wanted the rule changed telling the NFL Competition Committee, "What good is it for us to have performers, if they aren't allowed to perform." The rule states that a defender is allowed to block a receiver within five yards of the line of shops scrimmage. After the initial yards any contact will be considered holding, which is a five-yard penalty FOOTBALL.
Isaac Curtis Signed custom Cincinnati Bengals jersey with Dave and Adam's COA with 4x Pro Bowl inscription. "The Isaac Curtis rule". Because Isaac Curtis had world-class speed there were no defensive backs who could keep up with him. In 1973 in his first year, the Bengals won the Central Division and faced the eventual Super Bowl Champions, the Miami Dolphins. Don Shula's defensive backs did not have the speed to cover Curtis and Shula decided that he would have them push, bump, and hold him down the field. After that game, NFL defenses, including the Steelers started doing the same thing to stop Curtis. Paul Brown wanted the rule changed telling the NFL Competition Committee, "What good is it for us to have performers, if they aren't allowed to perform." The rule states that a defender is allowed to block a receiver within five yards of the line of shops scrimmage. After the initial yards any contact will be considered holding, which is a five-yard penalty FOOTBALL.