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

2010 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
A.Goodman	Denver	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Wade	Detroit	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
M.Yanda	Baltimore	G	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Cole	Philadelphia	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
E.Monroe	Jacksonville	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0	0
R.Geathers	Cincinnati	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Houston	Detroit	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
H.Dahl	Atlanta	G	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
T.Branch	Oakland	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
I.Taylor	Pittsburgh	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
R.Lewis	Baltimore	ILB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
S.Peterman	Detroit	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
P.Cox	Denver	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Woodson	Green Bay	FS	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
C.Snee	N.Y. Giants	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
B.McCain	Houston	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.Bowen	Dallas	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Ball	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
N.Suh	Detroit	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Flowers	Kansas City	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
M.Jenkins	New Orleans	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.Evans	San Francisco	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Applewhite	San Diego	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Light	New England	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Fields	Denver	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Florence	Buffalo	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Avril	Detroit	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Corner	Buffalo	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.McKelvin	Buffalo	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Clark	New Orleans	LB	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	0	2	0	0
T.Kelly	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	0
M.Hoomanawanui	St. Louis	TE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Webb	Chicago	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Brown	Carolina	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Allen	Houston	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Dunlap	Cincinnati	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
G.Selvie	St. Louis	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Brown	New Orleans	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Sharpton	Houston	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Adams	Chicago	DT	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
A.Harris	Miami	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Harris	Denver	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Bernadeau	Carolina	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
T.McBride	Detroit	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Gurode	Dallas	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Smith	St. Louis	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Veldheer	Oakland	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	1	1	0	0
T.Banta-Cain	New England	OLB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
C.Williams	Chicago	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
T.Ivey	Cleveland	NT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Unnamed	Tennessee		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Stewart	Tennessee	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Hargrove	New Orleans	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
R.Ohrnberger	New England	C	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Lewis	Houston	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Babin	Tennessee	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Bunkley	Philadelphia	NT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Joseph	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Cromartie	N.Y. Jets	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
Totals			975	38		250		18	20	17	8