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In gridiron football, an ineligible receiver downfield, or an ineligible man downfield, is a penalty called against the offensive team when a forward pass is thrown while a player who is ineligible to receive a pass is beyond the line of scrimmage without blocking an opponent at the time of the pass. [1]
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.
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 ...
Eligible receivers must be on both ends of the line, and all of the players on the line between them must be ineligible receivers No player may be out of bounds Penalty: For illegal formation by ...
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 ...
Ineligible receiver downfield; Illegal substitution; Usage at different levels. It is used similarly to the professional level at both the high school level, ...
The Lions had two shots at the 2-point conversion after that, due to a Cowboys offsides penalty on the first attempt, but Goff threw incomplete on the last attempt and the Cowboys hung on to win ...