NFL will Suspend for Helmet-to-Helmet Hits

According to the sources, NFL announces that players will be suspended for devastating hits and head shots.

The NFL announcement would be effective immediately and include even first-time offenders of helmet-to-helmet hits.

''There's strong testimonial for looking readily at evaluating discipline, especially in the areas of egregious and elevated dangerous hits,'' Ray Anderson, the league’s executive vice president of football operations, said in a phone interview earlier on Monday. ''Going forward there are certain hits that occurred that will be more susceptible to suspension.''

Anderson, a member of the league's competition committee and one of its loudest voices on the need for enhanced player safety, said the NFL could make the changes immediately, with Commissioner Roger Goodell's approval. League officials would consult with the players' union, but he didn't expect any opposition from them.