Illegal Contact
Definition
Making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Exceptions: The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.
Outcome
5 yards, automatic first down
2017 Stats
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- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
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- Season
By Player
Games are team games. It does not account for games the specific player in question missed, or was otherwise not on the team.
| Name | Team | Pos | Games | Count | Count/Game | Yards | Yards/Game | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.Webb | Baltimore | FS | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Callahan | Chicago | CB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M.Alexander | Minnesota | CB | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K.Van Noy | New England | LB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S.Lee | Dallas | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Johnson | LA Rams | CB | 17 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Marshall | Denver | OLB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B.Breeland | Washington | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Beckwith | Tampa Bay | LB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Kendricks | Minnesota | LB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Jones | Green Bay | SAF | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Murray | Kansas City | DB | 17 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| L.Ryan | Tennessee | CB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Milton | Indianapolis | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Branch | Arizona | SS | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| T.Mathieu | Arizona | FS | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Robinson | San Francisco | CB | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.Harris | Minnesota | DB | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J.Adams | N.Y. Jets | SS | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B.Skrine | N.Y. Jets | DB | 16 | 2 | 0.13 | 10 | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Reid | San Francisco | FS | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Whitehead | Detroit | OLB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Maye | N.Y. Jets | DB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Shaw | Cincinnati | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Harris | Denver | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P.Peterson | Arizona | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T.Smith | Jacksonville | OLB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.McCourty | Cleveland | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K.Crawley | New Orleans | CB | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Johnson | Houston | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Darby | Philadelphia | CB | 19 | 2 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C.Awuzie | Dallas | CB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Smith | Tampa Bay | DB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M.Cooper | Chicago | DB | 16 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R.Douglas | Philadelphia | CB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.Cyprien | Tennessee | SS | 18 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| E.Rowe | New England | CB | 19 | 1 | 0.05 | 5 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K.Byard | Tennessee | DB | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 639 | 32 | 159 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 1 |
