Prevalence
Many high school and college teams use the Oklahoma Drill as a way to kick off the first day of full contact practice. While often criticized as excessive, it can be a critical tool used by coaches to evaluate players that might have looked good in non-contact drills, but have yet to face full contact. Other times the drill is used simply to get players in the proper mind-set for full contact practices, especially in high school and college where many times players have gone up to eight months in non-contact only drills.
In the NFL, some team owners and coaches do not allow the Oklahoma Drill. Notable exceptions include the Jaguars, Chargers, and the Bengals who use the drill as a kind of celebration of the first day of full contact practices. In the case of the Jaguars, fans use to be invited to watch and media members are allowed to submit match-ups subject to the coaches approval. However, with the firing of head coach Jack Del Rio, and with the hiring of current coach Mike Murlarkey, the drill has been banished by the team. Veterans and high profile NFL players rarely participate in pit drills due to the higher risk of injury.
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