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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

2012 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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NameTeamPosGamesCountCount/GameYardsYards/GameHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
M.BernadeauDallasG1610.06100.630100
J.JenkinsWashingtonDT1710.0650.290110
T.LangGreen BayG1810.06100.561000
M.RamirezDenverG1710.06100.590100
M.WilliamsBuffaloDE1610.0650.310100
J.SittonGreen BayG1820.11160.891100
B.BrownerSeattleDB1810.0650.281010
J.SmithBaltimoreCB2010.05100.501000
K.OsemeleBaltimoreG2010.05100.501000
C.McDonaldSeattleDT1800.0000.000010
C.RogersSan FranciscoCB1910.0550.260100
C.JordanNew OrleansDL1610.0650.310100
J.BabinPhiladelphiaDE1610.0650.311000
H.DahlSt. LouisG1610.06100.631000
J.HickmanIndianapolisLB1700.0000.000010
P.AmukamaraN.Y. GiantsCB1610.0650.311000
M.WilsonNew OrleansDE1610.0650.311000
D.DotsonTampa BayT1620.13161.002010
J.LinkenbachIndianapolisT1710.06100.590100
F.CoxPhiladelphiaDL1610.0650.311000
J.LongMiamiT1600.0000.000010
Q.OjinnakaSt. LouisG1620.13201.250200
C.DahlSt. LouisDB1610.0650.310100
J.TrusnikMiamiLB1610.06100.631000
K.ColemanDallasDE1610.0610.060100
V.MillerDenverLB1710.0650.290100
J.MeredithTampa BayT1620.13161.002000
UnnamedMinnesota1710.0650.291000
J.ChickJacksonvilleDE1610.0600.000100
A.AyersTennesseeLB1610.0650.311000
C.JohnsonCarolinaDE1610.0670.440100
K.LewisPittsburghCB1610.0650.311000
T.JohnsonNew OrleansDT1610.0650.310100
W.YoungDetroitLB1610.0650.310100
J.WebbChicagoT1610.0650.310100
L.GuionMinnesotaNT1710.0650.290100
M.KiwanukaN.Y. GiantsDE1610.0650.311000
Tyr.SmithDallasOL1610.06100.630100
A.SilatoluCarolinaT1600.0000.000010
J.ReidBaltimoreT2010.05100.501000
W.SmithNew OrleansDE1610.0650.311000
K.DunlapPhiladelphiaT1620.13201.252000
M.PattersonPhiladelphiaDT1610.0650.311000
D.Rodgers-CromartiePhiladelphiaCB1600.0000.000010
E.WaldenGreen BayOLB1810.0650.280100
G.HangartnerCarolinaG1610.06100.631000
A.RossJacksonvilleDB1600.0000.000010
C.LiugetSan DiegoDT1610.0650.310100
Ald.SmithSan FranciscoDE1910.05100.531000
R.ReiffDetroitT1610.0650.311000
C.HamptonPittsburghNT1610.0650.310100
J.SheardClevelandDE1610.0650.311000
J.StanfordJacksonvilleLB1610.0650.311000
T.JacksonKansas CityDE1610.0650.311000
J.SullivanMinnesotaC1710.0650.290100
M.IngramSan DiegoDE1600.0000.000010
M.DanielsGreen BayDT1810.0630.170100
B.IrvinSeattleLB1810.0650.280100
G.HardyCarolinaDE1610.0650.310100
J.WattHoustonDE1820.11100.561100
M.UnreinDenverDT1710.0650.291000
M.BennettTampa BayDE1610.0650.310100
D.PennTampa BayT1610.06100.630100
M.GilchristSan DiegoDB1600.0000.000010
P.AdamsOaklandDB1610.0650.311000
M.StarksPittsburghT1610.06100.631000
S.GilmoreBuffaloCB1610.0650.311000
T.MaysCincinnatiDB1710.0650.291000
L.HallCincinnatiCB1700.0000.000010
S.EllisNew OrleansDT1610.0650.310100
B.RajiGreen BayNT1810.0650.281000
D.HightowerNew EnglandLB1800.0000.000010
K.HeardIndianapolisDT1710.0650.290110
A.SmithCarolinaRB1610.0640.250100
N.LivingsDallasG1610.06100.631000
A.BooneSan FranciscoG1910.05100.530100
S.VollmerNew EnglandT1800.0000.000010
D.StephensonKansas CityT1610.06100.631000
UnnamedSt. Louis1610.0650.310100
B.SkrineClevelandDB1600.0000.000010
D.PekoCincinnatiDT1710.0650.291000
C.MyersHoustonC1800.0000.000010
C.JenkinsPhiladelphiaDT1610.0650.310100
C.ThorntonPhiladelphiaDE1610.0650.310100
T.WilliamsGreen BayCB1810.0650.280100
B.BellCarolinaT1600.0000.000010
B.BunkleyNew OrleansNT1610.0650.311000
T.CodyBaltimoreNT2010.0550.250100
T.SuggsBaltimoreOLB2000.0000.000010
C.WilliamsBaltimoreDB2010.0550.250100
Totals1512815184140190