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

2013 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.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Glenn	Buffalo	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
K.Urbik	Buffalo	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
O.Cousins	Cleveland	T	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	1	0	0	0
E.Walden	Indianapolis	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
J.Sitton	Green Bay	G	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
C.Thornton	Philadelphia	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	1	0
J.Watt	Houston	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Asamoah	Kansas City	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
W.Young	Detroit	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Vickerson	Denver	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	2	0
C.Webster	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
W.Rackley	Jacksonville	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Monroe	Jacksonville	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Babin	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Robison	Minnesota	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.Richardson	N.Y. Jets	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Lewis	New Orleans	CB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Unnamed	Washington		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.McGlynn	Indianapolis	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
D.Bryant	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
K.Long	Chicago	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Linkenbach	Indianapolis	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
W.Colon	N.Y. Jets	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
R.Alford	Atlanta	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.Vaccaro	New Orleans	SS	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	2	0	0	0
Z.Minter	Chicago	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Yanda	Baltimore	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	St. Louis		16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
R.Kalil	Carolina	C	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Senn	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
R.Jackson	Washington	OLB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0	0
T.Frederick	Dallas	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
N.Hayden	Dallas	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Joseph	Tampa Bay	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
T.Herremans	Philadelphia	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Cohen	Chicago	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	Tennessee		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Incognito	Miami	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
C.White	New England	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
P.Soliai	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Kirkpatrick	Cincinnati	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Johnson	St. Louis	CB	16	3	0.19	15	0.94	1	2	0	0
J.Sweezy	Seattle	OL	19	1	0.05	7	0.37	0	1	0	0
H.Dahl	St. Louis	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
M.Bernadeau	Dallas	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
B.Grubbs	New Orleans	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
J.Cudjo	St. Louis	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Kalil	Minnesota	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Pears	Buffalo	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Byrne	Houston	TE	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	0	1	0	0
C.Brown	New Orleans	T	18	3	0.17	29	1.61	1	2	0	0
Z.Bowman	Chicago	DB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
O.Vernon	Miami	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Amerson	Washington	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Peters	Philadelphia	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Meredith	Tampa Bay	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Hayward	Tampa Bay	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
W.Beatty	N.Y. Giants	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.White	Carolina	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Allen	Minnesota	LB	16	1	0.06	3	0.19	0	1	0	0
B.Meester	Jacksonville	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
S.Wells	St. Louis	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
L.Joseph	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Wynn	Dallas	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Webster	Denver	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
C.Harris	Denver	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
K.Williams	Buffalo	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Gilmore	Buffalo	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Okung	Seattle	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
R.Harris	Houston	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
K.Cook	Cincinnati	C	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
W.Gilberry	Cincinnati	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
A.Talib	New England	CB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Bell	Carolina	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
A.Boone	San Francisco	G	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
E.Wood	Buffalo	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Cason	Arizona	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
P.Wheeler	Miami	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Clark	Denver	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
M.Patterson	N.Y. Giants	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
T.Pashos	Oakland	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Hunter	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	0	1	0	0
A.Jones	Baltimore	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Shipley	Baltimore	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
T.Brock	San Francisco	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
Cha.Jones	New England	DE	18	1	0.06	6	0.33	1	0	0	0
R.Watkins	Kansas City	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Bakhtiari	Green Bay	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
C.Avril	Seattle	DE	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Ayers	Denver	DE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
Totals			1536	75		532		37	38	23	2