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

2017 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
B.Winters	N.Y. Jets	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
C.Whitehair	Chicago	OL	16	2	0.13	20	1.25	1	1	0	0
B.Carr	Baltimore	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Urban	Baltimore	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
H.Reddick	Arizona	LB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Fowler	Jacksonville	DE	19	3	0.16	14	0.74	2	1	1	0
R.Hudson	Oakland	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
A.Okafor	New Orleans	OLB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
J.Fisher	Cincinnati	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Smith	Baltimore	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Miller	Buffalo	G	17	1	0.06	8	0.47	0	1	0	0
M.Lewis	Jacksonville	TE	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
T.Lewan	Tennessee	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
C.Robinson	Jacksonville	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
R.Douglas	Philadelphia	CB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	1
A.Peat	New Orleans	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
B.McCain	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
T.Johnson	LA Rams	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	1
R.Havenstein	LA Rams	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Ja.Reed	Seattle	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	0
R.Robinson	San Francisco	CB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0	0
R.Stanley	Baltimore	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
D.Peko	Denver	DT	16	1	0.06	4	0.25	0	1	0	0
A.Washington	Buffalo	DT	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	2	0	0	0
A.Robinson	Detroit	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Poe	Atlanta	NT	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Reiff	Minnesota	T	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
P.Gaines	Kansas City	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Slauson	LA Chargers	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
T.Mitchell	Kansas City	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Jones	Green Bay	SAF	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
X.Howard	Miami	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	1	0
A.Jackson	Tennessee	CB	18	3	0.17	15	0.83	0	3	0	0
S.Gilmore	New England	CB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	2	0	0	0
P.Omameh	Jacksonville	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
J.Jenkins	N.Y. Jets	LB	16	3	0.19	15	0.94	1	2	0	0
D.Kilgore	San Francisco	C	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
D.Philon	LA Chargers	DE	16	2	0.13	8	0.50	2	0	0	0
J.Sheard	Indianapolis	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Alexander	Seattle	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
J.Jenkins	Kansas City	DT	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
B.Breeland	Washington	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Wise	New England	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
E.Smith	Tampa Bay	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
S.Coleman	Cleveland	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
D.Lee	N.Y. Jets	OLB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	1	1	0	0
J.Adams	N.Y. Jets	SS	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
G.Stewart	Indianapolis	DL	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
R.Maualuga	Miami	OLB	16	1	0.06	1	0.06	1	0	0	0
Tr.Williams	LA Chargers	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
B.Hart	N.Y. Giants	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
F.Clark	Seattle	LB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	0	2	0	0
D.House	Green Bay	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
X.Su'a-Filo	Houston	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
Unnamed	Kansas City		17	1	0.06	9	0.53	0	1	0	0
L.Joseph	Minnesota	DT	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	0	1	0	0
E.Cleary	Detroit	G	16	1	0.06	6	0.38	0	1	0	0
B.Shell	N.Y. Jets	T	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
E.Reid	San Francisco	FS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Dawkins	Buffalo	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	1	0
I.Crowell	Cleveland	RB	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
J.Phillips	Miami	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
N.Suh	Miami	DT	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Judon	Baltimore	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Lawrence	Dallas	DL	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
Sq.Griffin	Seattle	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
G.Jarrett	Atlanta	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Vaeao	Philadelphia	DT	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
W.Smallwood	Philadelphia	RB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
X.Rhodes	Minnesota	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Smith	Tampa Bay	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	1	0
B.Jones	Dallas	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Wright	Buffalo	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
M.Kalil	Carolina	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Addison	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
K.Kalis	Indianapolis	G	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
A.Smith	Cincinnati	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
M.Watson	Denver	T	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Allen	Baltimore	RB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
K.King	Green Bay	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Coleman	Seattle	DB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	0	2	0	0
J.Poyer	Buffalo	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Jones	Chicago	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
T.Watt	Pittsburgh	LB	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
A.Jones	Cincinnati	CB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
A.Hicks	Chicago	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.McManis	Chicago	SS	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
K.Fuller	Washington	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
D.Autry	Oakland	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
T.Jernigan	Philadelphia	DT	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	0	2	0	0
K.Wright	Seattle	LB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Hayward Jr.	LA Chargers	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
L.Ryan	Tennessee	CB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
D.Worley	Carolina	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
C.Manhertz	Carolina	TE	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
T.Davis	Denver	ILB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
A.Burns	Pittsburgh	CB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
L.McCoy	Buffalo	RB	17	1	0.06	9	0.53	1	0	0	0
D.King	LA Chargers	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	1	0
B.Dixon	N.Y. Giants	DB	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
D.Onyemata	New Orleans	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
M.Jordan	Cleveland	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
C.Benenoch	Tampa Bay	OL	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	1	0	0	0
M.Pennel	N.Y. Jets	DT	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
J.Addae	LA Chargers	DB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Dallas	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
K.Fuller	Chicago	CB	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
M.Peters	Kansas City	CB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
E.Fisher	Kansas City	T	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
A.Norwell	Carolina	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Allen	Houston	G	16	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
N.Easton	Minnesota	C	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
T.Brock	Minnesota	CB	18	1	0.06	3	0.17	1	0	0	0
J.Pierre-Paul	N.Y. Giants	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	1	0	0	0
S.Williams	Tennessee	NT	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Johnson	San Francisco	DB	16	2	0.13	10	0.63	2	0	0	0
D.Coleman	Buffalo	DT	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Mills	Buffalo	T	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Trawick	Tennessee	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
B.Jones	N.Y. Giants	C	16	1	0.06	10	0.63	0	1	0	0
S.Tuitt	Pittsburgh	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
L.Johnson	Buffalo	DB	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
A.Lanier	Washington	DE	16	1	0.06	5	0.31	0	1	0	0
Q.Spain	Tennessee	G	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Brown	Jacksonville	LB	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
S.Weatherly	Minnesota	DE	18	1	0.06	4	0.22	0	1	0	0
Totals			2108	110		690		52	58	39	5