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

2014 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
Z.Strief	New Orleans	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
G.Carimi	Atlanta	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	1
J.Asamoah	Atlanta	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
R.McClain	Atlanta	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Wynn	Buffalo	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Jeffery	Chicago	WR	16	1	0.06	8	0.50	1	0	0	0
R.Garza	Chicago	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Bailey	Kansas City	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Thomas	Pittsburgh	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
C.Heyward	Pittsburgh	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
A.Brooks	San Francisco	OLB	16	3	0.19	15	0.94	0	3	0	0
Z.Martin	Dallas	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
N.Fairley	Detroit	DT	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
A.Cromartie	Arizona	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
I.Taylor	Pittsburgh	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
Unnamed	Detroit		17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Turner	Carolina	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
V.Burfict	Cincinnati	OLB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Rubin	Cleveland	NT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Siliga	New England	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
Q.Demps	N.Y. Giants	DB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
L.Bowanko	Jacksonville	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Branch	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Jenkins	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	1
S.Ajirotutu	San Diego	WR	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
S.Johnson	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
M.Daniels	Green Bay	DT	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	2	0	0	0
T.Jamison	Houston	NT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
G.Jackson	Oakland	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	1	0
J.Ward	San Francisco	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Bostic	Chicago	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Lemonier	San Francisco	OLB	16	2	0.13	15	0.94	2	0	0	0
R.Mundy	Chicago	SS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	0
J.Kelce	Philadelphia	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
D.Dotson	Tampa Bay	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
S.Wright	San Diego	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Wreh-Wilson	Tennessee	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Thomas	Cleveland	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
D.Gorrer	Detroit	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
G.Cherilus	Indianapolis	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	1
H.Muamba	Indianapolis	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
B.Brooks	Houston	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
F.Cox	Philadelphia	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
T.Jerod-Eddie	San Francisco	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.Larsen	Arizona	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Ola	Chicago	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
C.Geathers	Washington	DT	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	0	0
P.Riley	Washington	ILB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
J.Peppers	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
E.Wood	Buffalo	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Jean Francois	Indianapolis	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
E.Griffen	Minnesota	DE	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Solomon	Tampa Bay	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
W.Gholston	Tampa Bay	DL	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0	0
C.Allen	Pittsburgh	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	1	0
B.Keisel	Pittsburgh	DE	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.McCain	Pittsburgh	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	1	0
D.Ryans	Philadelphia	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Bair	Philadelphia	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Owens	Kansas City	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Ryan	New England	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
B.Bell	Carolina	T	18	2	0.11	20	1.11	1	1	0	0
L.Waddle	Detroit	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Jones	Detroit	DE	17	1	0.06	2	0.12	1	0	0	0
K.Osemele	Baltimore	G	18	1	0.06	11	0.61	0	1	0	1
Z.Orr	Baltimore	ILB	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
K.Beachum	Pittsburgh	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
K.Vaccaro	New Orleans	SS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Collins	Tampa Bay	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Banks	Tampa Bay	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
P.Amukamara	N.Y. Giants	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Avril	Seattle	DE	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	1	0
J.Allen	Chicago	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Dennard	New England	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Jones	Green Bay	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
C.Munnerlyn	Minnesota	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Mathis	Detroit	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Stanford	Detroit	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Sullivan	Minnesota	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
M.Kalil	Minnesota	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	1	1	0	0
K.Webster	Denver	CB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
Unnamed	Denver		17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Zuttah	Baltimore	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
K.Dunlap	San Diego	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0	0
T.Kelly	Arizona	DE	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
T.McDaniel	Seattle	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
T.Jackson	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Tripp	Miami	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
P.Haralson	New Orleans	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	2	0
D.Tapp	Detroit	DE	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
D.Peko	Cincinnati	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Gilbert	Cleveland	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Schwenke	Tennessee	C	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0	0
S.Hill	Tennessee	NT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
M.Griffin	Tennessee	FS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
S.Phillips	Tennessee	OLB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
T.Compton	Washington	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
L.Barrow	Denver	LB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
M.Austin	Denver	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Matthews	Atlanta	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
R.Schraeder	Atlanta	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
L.Delmas	Miami	FS	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Fisher	Kansas City	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	2	0	0	0
Z.Moore	New England	DE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
N.Allen	Philadelphia	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Peters	Philadelphia	T	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0	0
A.Okafor	Arizona	OLB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Watson	Oakland	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
G.Toler	Indianapolis	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Polamalu	Pittsburgh	SS	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Sitton	Green Bay	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
M.Addison	Carolina	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
K.Ealy	Carolina	DE	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
B.Dixon	New Orleans	DB	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	0	2	0	0
D.Bryant	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.McClain	Dallas	MLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
P.Peterson	Arizona	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
G.Selvie	Dallas	DE	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Houston		16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Liuget	San Diego	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
C.Wootton	Minnesota	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Boone	San Francisco	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Pouncey	Pittsburgh	C	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
M.Kiwanuka	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Pugh	N.Y. Giants	OL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
C.Redding	Indianapolis	DE	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
M.McGlynn	Kansas City	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Roby	Denver	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
N.Perry	Green Bay	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
K.Williams	Cleveland	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Sheard	Cleveland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Guion	Green Bay	DE	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Bennett	Seattle	DE	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Parker	Kansas City	FS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
P.Gaines	Kansas City	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
T.Simon	Seattle	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
P.Omameh	Tampa Bay	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
L.Mankins	Tampa Bay	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
R.Ninkovich	New England	OLB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
B.Mayowa	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Goodman	Atlanta	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
E.Pleasant	Houston	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
R.Bryant	Jacksonville	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Linder	Jacksonville	OL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Vollmer	New England	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
C.Lucas	Detroit	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
E.Mathis	Philadelphia	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Cook	St. Louis	TE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
B.Maxwell	Seattle	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
W.Montgomery	Denver	C	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
J.Wilson	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
W.Hill	Baltimore	SS	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
O.Scandrick	Dallas	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
J.Staley	San Francisco	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Carpenter	Seattle	G	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
C.Upshaw	Baltimore	OLB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Monroe	Baltimore	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
T.Suggs	Baltimore	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
D.Amerson	Washington	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
B.Breeland	Washington	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	1	0
K.Wynn	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Lewis	New Orleans	CB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	1	0
A.Verner	Tampa Bay	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Cincinnati		17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
B.Browner	New England	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
R.Miller	Jacksonville	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
T.Jones	Tennessee	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
B.Stingily	Tennessee	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Wells	St. Louis	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
D.Butler	San Diego	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
L.Fitzgerald	Arizona	WR	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
C.Glenn	Buffalo	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
L.Hall	Cincinnati	CB	17	1	0.06	6	0.35	0	1	0	0
R.Armstrong	Oakland	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Linkenbach	Kansas City	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Fasano	Kansas City	TE	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Johnson	Kansas City	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Herzlich	N.Y. Giants	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Attaochu	San Diego	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
W.Colon	N.Y. Jets	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Unnamed	New Orleans		16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
W.Young	Chicago	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
P.Desir	Cleveland	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Carey	Detroit	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
T.Johnson	Minnesota	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Ellis	N.Y. Jets	DT	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	0	0
L.Timmons	Pittsburgh	ILB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Moore	Dallas	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Patmon	Dallas	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
B.Irvin	Seattle	LB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Hill	Seattle	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
B.Massie	Arizona	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Bouye	Houston	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.McCray	Jacksonville	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Dent	Houston	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Brown	N.Y. Giants	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Jones	Cincinnati	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Jeffcoat	Washington	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
M.Wilhoite	San Francisco	ILB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Castonzo	Indianapolis	T	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
R.Bodine	Cincinnati	C	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Remmers	Carolina	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
D.Herron	Indianapolis	RB	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
C.Matthews	Green Bay	OLB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Totals			3436	167		1125		87	80	50	19