Illegal Use of Hands

Definition

Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.

Outcome

10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense

2009 Stats

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.

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Name	Team	Pos	Games	Count	Count/Game	Yards	Yards/Game	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting
T.McDaniel	Miami	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Foxworth	Baltimore	DB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
F.Washington	Baltimore	DB	18	1	0.06	8	0.44	1	0	0	0
T.Gooden	Baltimore	LB	18	1	0.06	3	0.17	1	0	0	0
T.Tyler	Kansas City	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Talib	Tampa Bay	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	1	0
S.Phillips	San Diego	OLB	17	2	0.12	9	0.53	0	2	0	0
C.Munnerlyn	Carolina	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Harris	Green Bay	CB	17	1	0.06	15	0.88	1	0	0	0
B.Carr	Kansas City	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Johnson	Oakland	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
De.Robinson	Houston	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	Baltimore		18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Smith	Cleveland	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Ah You	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Barber	Tampa Bay	FS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Reid	Denver	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.McDonald	Cleveland	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Marks	Tennessee	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Unnamed	New Orleans		19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
L.Ramsey	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
R.Edwards	Kansas City	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
SamL.Hill	Detroit	NT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Bodden	New England	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Springs	New England	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
P.Loadholt	Minnesota	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Jenkins	Dallas	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
O.Scandrick	Dallas	CB	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	0	2	0	0
J.Scott	Buffalo	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
B.Scott	N.Y. Jets	ILB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
K.Kosier	Dallas	G	18	2	0.11	20	1.11	2	0	0	0
F.Smoot	Washington	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
M.Jean	Philadelphia	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	1
R.Bartell	St. Louis	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
R.Seymour	Oakland	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Kemoeatu	Pittsburgh	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
B.Sapp	Minnesota	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
K.Smith	San Francisco	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Edwards	Baltimore	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
C.Williams	Chicago	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
N.Hayden	Carolina	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Brown	St. Louis	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	1	0
O.Cousins	Baltimore	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Florence	Buffalo	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Cohen	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Bowens	Cleveland	ILB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
T.Brown	Tennessee	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Chambers	Buffalo	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
V.Carey	Miami	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
W.Woodyard	Denver	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Hampton	Pittsburgh	NT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Hatcher	Dallas	DE	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	1	0	0	0
Totals			867	39		244		18	21	14	5