The NFL has reportedly determined that Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith performed an illegal hip-drop tackle that resulted in Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin suffering a dislocated ankle on Monday night.

The tackle that likely ended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin's season could result in a fine for Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith.

The tackle that injured Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin Monday night is reportedly being investigated by the NFL to see if it contains elements of the hip-drop takedown, which the NFL banned from play in March.

The NFL is reviewing the play that resulted in Bucs receiver Chris Godwin dislocating his ankle in the loss to the Ravens. The league is trying to determine if it was a hip drop tackle. That technique was outlawed by the league prior to the 2024 season in a unanimous vote by teams.

The NFL is looking into Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith's tackle on Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin for a potential violation of

The NFL is examining Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith's tackle on Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin to see if it meets the criteria of a hip-drop tackle, which was banned in the offseason, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

The NFL is reviewing whether Ravens LB Roquan Smith used a now-banned hip-drop tackle on the play that injured Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin.

Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith will be fined $16,833 and the NFL ruled that he used a hip-drop tackle on Bucs receiver Chris Godwin, a source told ESPN.

L inebacker Roquan Smith of the Baltimore Ravens has been fined a little over $16K for an illegal hip-drop tackle that resulted in an injury to Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver

The tackle that likely ended Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin's season resulted in a fine for Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith. Per