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In college football, the NCAA allows ineligible receivers a maximum of 3 yards. [4] [5] The penalty in both the NFL and NCAA is 5 yards. [1] [6] The NCAA allows for an exception on screen plays, where the ineligible player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage to go out and block when the ball is caught behind the line of scrimmage.
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.
10 yards, automatic first if committed by defense against an eligible receiver 10 yards — Ineligible receiver downfield (offense) An ineligible receiver is past the line of scrimmage prior to a forward pass. Ineligible receivers must wait until the pass is thrown beyond the line of scrimmage (or touched) before moving past the line of scrimmage.
Here is referee Brad Allen's explanation for why he threw a penalty flag on Taylor Decker for illegal touching late in the Detroit Lions' 20-19 loss. ... going to have an ineligible number occupy ...
Unique "penalties" called may also include howling, illegal bathing (playing in the water bowl), napping on the field, premature watering of the lawn (urination), [1] "excessive fertilization" (defecation), "neutral bone infraction" (neutral zone infraction), and "ineligible retriever downfield" (ineligible receiver downfield). [10] Three ...
Packers cornerback Carrington Valentine interfered with Chiefs receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on a play that would have set Kansas City up inside the 5-yard line in the final minute while ...
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If a receiver is nearby but fails to catch the ball, or if a defender deflects the pass, there is no penalty. Conversely, if the pass is caught by an ineligible receiver, intentional grounding may still be called if there is no nearby eligible receiver (although a penalty of illegal touching would also be called, forcing the defense to decide ...