Something tells us New Jersey high school football defenses may be easy to run on in 2019.

This week the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (or NJSIAA) announced a limit of 15 minutes of full-contact be week would be permitted on high school football teams this fall. Last season, the association limited New Jersey high schools to 90 minutes of full-contact work a week.

The state has already banned full-contact work during the spring and summer.

Preseason full-contact activities have also been limited to six total hours. The association proudly claims this will lower the practice contact to the lowest level in the history of football — even lower than “the NFL, NCAA, Ivy League, USA Football, Pop Warner.”

“Congratulations and thank you to the NJSIAA and NJFCA,” said Terry O’Neil, founder of Practice Like Pros, a national movement dedicated to reducing needless injury in high school football. “This is a Valentine for the 23,000 boys who play New Jersey high school football. The one certain way to mitigate football injury is to limit contact in practice. New Jersey has pioneered a model that is sure to be emulated across the country.”

According to the NJSIAA, Michigan is considering adopting similar measures.