Is there a restriction on hair length in the NFL?

There's no NFL restriction.

Should hair pulling be considered a Holding?

Had to love it the other day when one of the O-line of the Patriots knocked the helmet off of one of those dreadlocked D-linemen and proceeded to grab the guy's hair and pound the shit out of his face with his free hand.

And they call it the No Fun League.....

i think they put in a rule this year that the name on the back of the jersey must be visible...

I've been wondering this same thing myself. If you reach for a runner and his hair gets in the way, you're called on holding, I guess. Like a facemask call. But with all of these cascading locks, how can you avoid it?

I have seen a play (I think it was the Steelers) where a guy was tackled by his dreads...

ruled part of the uniform and legal.

I think this is why we don't see a lot of offensive skill players with that do...

If they ruled that as part of the uniform I can guarantee you I would be getting those babies cut short toot sweet.

I think most of them can tuck their braids and dreds inside their helmets. They just like to let them flow. Same with the Polynesian running back (?) with all of that thick, curly stuff. It's falling past his shoulders, down his back and ends damn near at his waist. Crazy.

Just curious, but why is it crazy? They take their own risk. Also, if the player is on defense, no one is coming from behind him. One defensive player with one of those 'do's' this weekend said it only has been a problem 2x in all his football days. On offense, well, it's a bit iffy, but it's not like he puts his team at risk in any way.

The Samoan player is named Troy Palamalu...one of the best players in the league.