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

2023 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
R.Jones	Miami	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	0	1	0	0
R.Stanley	Baltimore	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	1	0	0	0
K.Fuller	Washington	G	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Brown	Seattle	DB	17	2	0.12	8	0.47	1	1	0	0
J.Matthews	Atlanta	OL	17	1	0.06	8	0.47	1	0	0	0
R.Douglas	Green Bay	DB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	1	1	0	0
C.Benford	Buffalo	DB	19	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
N.Hobbs	Las Vegas	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
Z.Carter	Cincinnati	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
Ty.Campbell	Jacksonville	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
I.Oliver	San Francisco	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
E.Forbes	Washington	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
Der.Brown	Carolina	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Simmons	Tennessee	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Scherff	Jacksonville	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
M.Davis	LA Chargers	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
J.Dean	Tampa Bay	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
C.Taylor-Britt	Cincinnati	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	1
A.Hutchinson	Detroit	DL	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	0	1	0	0
M.Emerson	Cleveland	DB	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
B.Bresee	New Orleans	DL	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
T.Wilson	Las Vegas	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	1	0
T.Steele	Dallas	OL	18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
E.Oliver	Buffalo	DL	19	2	0.11	7	0.37	1	1	0	0
A.Cappa	Cincinnati	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Williams	LA Rams	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
L.Sneed	Kansas City	DB	21	2	0.10	10	0.48	1	1	0	0
S.Burford	San Francisco	OL	20	1	0.05	10	0.50	0	1	0	0
C.Izien	Tampa Bay	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
C.Flott	N.Y. Giants	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
S.Williams	Dallas	DL	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	0	1	0	0
A.Terrell	Atlanta	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
Z.Johnson	LA Chargers	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
B.St-Juste	Washington	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Lewis	Seattle	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Witherspoon	Seattle	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
T.Woolen	Seattle	DB	17	2	0.12	10	0.59	1	1	0	0
L.Patrick	Chicago	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	0	1	0	0
J.Porter	Pittsburgh	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
N.Petit-Frere	Tennessee	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Johnson	N.Y. Jets	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
B.Turner	N.Y. Jets	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Davis	Tampa Bay	DB	19	2	0.11	10	0.53	0	2	0	0
D.Hunter	Minnesota	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
B.Murphy	Minnesota	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
O.Oweh	Baltimore	LB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	1	0	0	0
J.Hudson	Cleveland	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
E.Brown	Seattle	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
B.Bredeson	N.Y. Giants	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Pugh	N.Y. Giants	OL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Y.Gross-Matos	Carolina	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	0	1	0	0
D.Kendrick	LA Rams	DB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
M.Parsons	Dallas	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
L.Eichenberg	Miami	OL	18	1	0.06	10	0.56	1	0	0	0
D.Autry	Tennessee	DL	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
K.Thomas	LA Rams	LB	18	1	0.06	5	0.28	1	0	0	0
D.Jones	Seattle	DL	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Brooks	Seattle	LB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
A.Austin	New England	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
W.Morris	Kansas City	OL	21	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Simpson	Baltimore	OL	19	1	0.05	10	0.53	0	1	0	0
C.Lammons	Indianapolis	DB	17	1	0.06	5	0.29	1	0	0	0
J.Schmitz	N.Y. Giants	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
T.Scott	Washington	OL	17	1	0.06	10	0.59	1	0	0	0
D.Hill	Cincinnati	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
J.Bullard	Minnesota	DL	17	1	0.06	3	0.18	1	0	0	0
J.Ward	Minnesota	DB	17	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Sutton	Detroit	DB	20	1	0.05	5	0.25	1	0	0	0
D.King	Houston	DB	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
M.Collins	Houston	DL	19	1	0.05	5	0.26	0	1	0	0
J.Taylor	Kansas City	OL	21	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.McDuffie	Kansas City	DB	21	1	0.05	5	0.24	0	1	0	0
Totals			1285	60		361		34	26	19	2