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  2. Offside (American football) - Wikipedia

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    An offside foul will also be called if the ball snapper advances past the neutral zone before snapping the ball. [1] In high school games played under the NFHS ruleset, the term "offside" is not used; rather the foul is referred to as encroachment and causes the ball to remain dead. However, the penalty remains five yards, the same as other ...

  3. Offside (association football) - Wikipedia

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    An assistant referee signals for offside by raising his flag.. Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game.The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent is ...

  4. Encroachment (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Play is immediately stopped, just as it is with a false start (this violation would be an offside penalty in the NCAA). In high school, encroachment includes any crossing of the neutral zone by the defense, whether contact is made or not. It is similar to offside except when it occurs, the play is not allowed to begin. Like offside violations ...

  5. What's being lost in the Chiefs' officiating complaints ... - AOL

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    In the waning moments of Sunday's Chiefs vs. Bills game, head coach Andy Reid believed officials should have warned Kansas City before wideout Kadarius Toney was given a penalty for being offsides ...

  6. Rules analyst: NFL has made offensive offsides a point of ...

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  7. Hard count (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    If the defense jumps offside, but the offense begins their play, it is called a "free play", because if the offense gains yardage or scores a touchdown, they can decline the penalty and benefit from the gain or score, while if they execute a risky pass that is intercepted or are in their own end zone and are taken down for a safety, the ...

  8. Roger Goodell defends penalty call on Chiefs that angered ...

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    Roger Goodell on Chiefs WR Kadarius Toney offsides penalty: "There was no question about that foul. It was absolutely the right call. If you don't call that, obviously we would have been subject ...

  9. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    A play, originating in the Alliance of American Football and since adopted by other minor professional leagues, in which the scoring team opts to attempt to gain a set amount of yardage (10 to 15 yards in most leagues) on one play from scrimmage; if successful, the team retains possession, but if unsuccessful, the opposing team regains ...