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Personal Foul

Definition

A conduct- or safety-related infraction. Includes unnecessary roughness, such as hitting a ball carrier after he is already out of bounds, "piling on" a ball carrier who is already down, or violent contact with an opponent who is away from and out of the play. If the officials decide that the action was particularly flagrant, the player in question can be ejected from the game.

Caution: Many things people often think of as personal fouls are actually more specific penalties. This page only list things that officially went "in the books" as a Personal Foul. For example, though a ref may say "Personal Foul, Roughing the Passer" that penalty will not be on this page. It will be on the Roughing the Passer page.

Outcome

15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense

2012 Stats

By Penalty

Personal Foul penalties commited by position during the 2012 season.

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NameCountYardsHomeAwayDeclinedOffsetting
Defensive Back28385151306
Defensive Line111266521
Linebacker22319111112
Tight End3362101
Offensive Line121773913
Wide Receiver3421202
Runningback2300201
Quarterback1151000
Unknown/Unset1130100
Totals8311433944416