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

2016 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
C.Harris	Denver	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Matthews	Atlanta	OL	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Glanton	Tampa Bay	LB	16	1	0.06	7	0.44	0	1	0	0
A.Smith	Minnesota	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Wichmann	LA Rams	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
K.Dodd	Tennessee	OLB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	0	2	0	0
B.Copeland	Detroit	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
X.Su'a-Filo	Houston	G	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
X.Howard	Miami	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1	0
J.Norman	Washington	CB	16	4	0.25	20	1.25	1	3	2	0
M.Golden	Arizona	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Dotson	Tampa Bay	T	16	3	0.19	30	1.88	1	2	0	0
D.Shead	Seattle	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	1	0
R.Incognito	Buffalo	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Kearse	Minnesota	SAF	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
N.Lawson	Detroit	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Fowler	Jacksonville	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Smith	Baltimore	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	0	2	0	0
D.Smith	Tampa Bay	OL	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	2	0	0	0
C.Leno	Chicago	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
N.Suh	Miami	DT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Glenn	Buffalo	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
A.Brooks	San Francisco	OLB	16	1	0.06	2	0.13	1	0	0	0
E.Fisher	Kansas City	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
X.Rhodes	Minnesota	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	1	0
B.Hart	N.Y. Giants	G	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	1	0
A.Tiller	San Francisco	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Shelton	Cleveland	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Haeg	Indianapolis	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
B.Turner	Miami	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Lewan	Tennessee	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
J.Jenkins	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0	0
M.Schofield	Denver	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
R.Alford	Atlanta	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Ryan	New England	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
Z.DeOssie	N.Y. Giants	LS	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
C.Johnson	Cleveland	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Breeland	Washington	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	0	0
M.Claiborne	Dallas	CB	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
D.Jones	Green Bay	DE	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
V.Davis	Indianapolis	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Hood	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
S.Charles	Detroit	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
N.Carroll	Philadelphia	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
S.Draughn	San Francisco	RB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Poole	Atlanta	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Butler	New England	DB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	0	0
F.Clark	Seattle	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Latham	Oakland	DT	17	2	0.12	5	0.29	0	2	0	0
V.Alexander	Oakland	G	17	1	0.06	8	0.47	0	1	0	0
D.Humphries	Arizona	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
R.Stanley	Baltimore	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Hargrave	Pittsburgh	NT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
J.James	Miami	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
T.Williams Sr.	Cleveland	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Clark	Houston	T	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
S.Ray	Denver	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Brockers	LA Rams	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Ijalana	N.Y. Jets	T	16	2	0.13	21	1.31	2	0	0	0
D.Revis	N.Y. Jets	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
P.Cox	Tennessee	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
K.Dunlap	San Diego	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	1	0
M.Gilbert	Pittsburgh	T	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Jones	Cincinnati	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	0	2	0	0
J.Shaw	Cincinnati	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Burns	Pittsburgh	CB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
L.Timmons	Pittsburgh	ILB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
A.Jones	Indianapolis	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
P.Gaines	Kansas City	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Sirles	Minnesota	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
L.Gunter	Green Bay	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Green	Pittsburgh	TE	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
A.McClellan	Baltimore	OLB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Hicks	Chicago	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
A.Bouye	Houston	CB	18	2	0.11	10	0.56	2	0	0	0
A.Marpet	Tampa Bay	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
O.Scandrick	Dallas	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Jenkins	Kansas City	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
C.Jones	Kansas City	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
S.Smith	Baltimore	WR	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
A.Cann	Jacksonville	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
P.Kruger	New Orleans	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
P.Peterson	Arizona	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
B.Irvin	Oakland	LB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
G.Glasgow	Detroit	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
T.Brock	San Francisco	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Taylor	Green Bay	G	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
D.Hunter	Minnesota	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
R.Robinson	San Francisco	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	1	0
T.Turner	Carolina	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
M.Moses	Washington	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
M.Foster	Washington	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Hall	Chicago	CB	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	1	0	1	0
M.Ingram	San Diego	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Parnell	Jacksonville	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
D.Andrews	New England	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
E.Cleary	Dallas	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Newhouse	N.Y. Giants	G	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
Tr.Williams	San Diego	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
V.Valentine	New England	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
Totals			1692	91		611		48	43	34	3