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

2024 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
Ja.Matthews	Atlanta	OL	11	1	0.09	10	0.91	1	0	1	0
D.Jackson	Pittsburgh	DB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
C.Ferrell	Washington	DL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
B.Young	LA Rams	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
J.Johnson	N.Y. Jets	LB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
J.Clowney	Carolina	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	1	0	0	0
Dj.Johnson	Carolina	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	1	0	0	0
J.Porter	Pittsburgh	DB	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
W.Morris	Kansas City	OL	10	1	0.10	10	1.00	1	0	1	0
T.Stevenson	Chicago	DB	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Howard	Houston	OL	11	1	0.09	10	0.91	1	0	0	0
A.Billings	Chicago	DL	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
D.Flowers	Indianapolis	DB	11	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	0	1
J.Bullard	Minnesota	DL	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	1	0	0	0
A.Taylor	New Orleans	DB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
R.Walker	Green Bay	OL	10	1	0.10	10	1.00	0	1	0	0
I.Ekwonu	Carolina	OL	10	1	0.10	10	1.00	0	1	0	0
M.Davenport	Detroit	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
A.Vorhees	Baltimore	OL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
L.Floyd	San Francisco	DL	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Lenoir	San Francisco	DB	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
C.Lindstrom	Atlanta	OL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
C.Conner	Kansas City	DB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
C.Taylor-Britt	Cincinnati	DB	11	2	0.18	8	0.73	2	0	0	0
D.Hill	Cincinnati	DB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
J.Greenard	Minnesota	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
O.Oweh	Baltimore	LB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
D.Muasau	N.Y. Giants	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
L.Joseph	Dallas	DL	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
E.Jenkins	Green Bay	OL	10	1	0.10	10	1.00	1	0	0	0
K.Nixon	Green Bay	DB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	1	0	0	0
E.Murray	Houston	DB	11	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	2	0
M.Edwards	Houston	DL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
K.Hergel	New Orleans	OL	11	1	0.09	10	0.91	1	0	0	0
N.Landman	Atlanta	LB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
J.Bitonio	Cleveland	OL	10	1	0.10	10	1.00	1	0	0	0
M.Emerson	Cleveland	DB	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Ji.Ward	Minnesota	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
T.Simpson	Baltimore	LB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
T.Walker	Jacksonville	DL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
M.Jones	New England	DB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
Z.Harrison	Atlanta	DL	11	1	0.09	1	0.09	1	0	0	0
A.Key	Tennessee	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	1	0	0	0
R.Robertson-Harris	Seattle	DL	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
D.Lewis	Carolina	DT	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
T.Campbell	Jacksonville	DB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
P.Surtain	Denver	DB	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
E.Anderson	San Francisco	DL	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
J.Brownlee	Tennessee	DB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
A.Gardner	N.Y. Jets	DB	11	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Q.Mitchell	Philadelphia	DB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
D.Hunter	Houston	DL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	1	0	0	0
T.Jones	Baltimore	DL	11	1	0.09	5	0.45	0	1	0	0
B.Mafe	Seattle	LB	10	1	0.10	5	0.50	0	1	0	0
K.Fulton	LA Chargers	DB	10	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0	1	0
Totals			574	45		259		21	24	12	2