TAMPA, Fla. — The laws of the NFL are clear. You do not hit quarterbacks in the head, and you do not hit them in the knees. You do not drive them to the turf, and you do not hit them late.
Also — and this is the important part — you do not ruffle Tom Brady’s hair.
We are, after all, a civilized society. So while Tua Tagovailoa can be concussed and Trey Lance can be broken, the rules are different for Super Bowl-winning, model-marrying, network-coveting quarterbacks.
