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The rule varies among leagues. In the NFL, ineligible receivers must have at least part of their body no more than 1 yard beyond the line of scrimmage when a pass is thrown, unless they are engaged in a continuous block that began prior to leaving the 1-yard zone. In college football, the NCAA allows ineligible receivers a maximum of 3 yards.
If an ineligible receiver is beyond the neutral zone when a forward pass crossing the neutral zone is thrown, a foul of "ineligible receiver downfield" (resulting in a penalty of five yards, but no loss of down) is called. Each league has slightly different rules regarding who is considered an eligible receiver.
George Fant wears number 74, making him an ineligible receiver unless he declares himself eligible to the referee before a play.. In American football, the tackle-eligible play is a forward-pass play in which coaches will attempt to create mismatches against a defense by inserting an offensive tackle (who is not normally allowed more than five yards down field on a forward-pass play), into an ...
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This rule also came from Canadian football, which still uses it, as does Arena football with kickoffs and missed field goals. The XFL also used the so-called "halo rule". Penalties for offensive holding and ineligible receiver downfield were 10 yards, instead of 15. Several years later, these became 10-yard penalties at all levels of football.
The Colts just couldn't get out of their own way on offense turning the ball over on a botched snap inside the 10-yard line, had a touchdown called back on an ineligible man down field penalty and ...
After the game, the controversy continued as referee Brad Allen said in a pool report with Dallas Morning News’ Calvin Watkins that Decker had not reported as an eligible receiver while Dan ...
Typical offensive formation using the A-11. The A-11 offense is an offensive scheme that has been used in some levels of amateur American football.In this offense, a loophole in the rules governing kicking formations is used to disguise which offensive players would be eligible to receive a pass for any given play.