Athletes That Caused Rule Changes In Their Sport

Published on 11/04/2019
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Dwayne Wade

Dwayne Wade is known as the player to intentionally exploit fouls. He would regularly initiate contact with defenders just to draw more fouls and subsequent free throws. After fans complained this was slowing down the game. the league decided it was time to put an end to this type of behavior.

Dwayne Wade

Dwayne Wade

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Tom Brady

There is a strong consensus that Tom Brady is one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. During the 2008 season, he suffered a blow to his ACL and MCL and the league immediately responded by creating “The Tom Brady Rule.” It says that defensive players can no longer make an intentional lunge at a quarterback’s back legs to try to tackle him to the ground. The league refused to see this happen to another valuable player.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady

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