re: NSIAP: ESPN Description of The Hit

Here are the NFL rules......

Article 8 There shall be no unnecessary roughness. This shall include, but will not be limited to:

(h) any player who grabs a helmet opening of an opponent and forcibly twists, turns, or pulls his head. _________________________________________

ROUGHING THE PASSER
Article 13 Because the act of passing often puts the quarterback (or any other player attempting a pass) in a position where he is particularly vulnerable to injury, special rules against roughing the passer apply. The Referee has principal responsibility for enforcing these rules. Any physical acts against passers during or just after a pass which, in the Referee’s judgment, are unwarranted by the circumstances of the play will be called as fouls. The Referee will be guided by the following principles:

HITS TO PASSER’S HEAD AND USE OF HELMET AND FACEMASK
(3)?? In covering the passer position, Referees will be particularly alert to fouls in which defenders impermissibly use the helmet and/or facemask to hit the passer, or use hands, arms, or other parts of the body to hit the passer forcibly in the head or neck area (see also the other unnecessary-roughness rules covering these subjects).

ETA: Stop arguing with morons. Someone email the rules to ESPN.