While the NFL has banned certain tackles in the name of player safety -- horse collar and hip-drop tackles, for example -- grabbing a player's hair is perfectly legal. The league has told players that if they choose to wear their hair out of the helmet,

Cook completed the score despite safety Kerby Joseph grabbing some of his hair as he tried to bring the rusher to the ground.

James Cook finding the end zone isn't an especially uncommon sight in 2024. The Bills tailback has trotted into paydirt on 13 separate occasions so far this season, more than all but two players. To do so after warding off a slew of harrowing tacklers,

In an act of desperation, Lions safety Kerby Joseph reached out and grabbed on to the only piece of Cook he could reach—his hair. While hair-pulling is certainly looked down upo