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  2. Touchdown - Wikipedia

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    The officials' hand signal for a touchdown is both arms extended vertically above the head, with palms facing inward—the same signal used for a field goal or conversion. [ 5 ] Unlike a try scored in rugby , and contrary to the event's name, the ball does not need to touch the ground when the player and the ball are inside the end zone.

  3. Penalty (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    The signal for a personal foul (except for incidental grasping in high school), followed by: One arm in front of the body, forearm extended vertically. The hand is closed into a fist in front of the face and pulled downward 15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense 15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense

  4. Official (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    An official (right) watches Navy's Shun White (#26) score a touchdown against Tulsa. Visible on his belt are his yellow penalty flag and an orange bean bag. American football officials generally use the following equipment: Whistle Used to signal a reminder to players that the ball is dead; i.e., that the play has ended or never began.

  5. American football rules - Wikipedia

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    The referee signals media timeouts by first using the timeout signal and then extending both arms in a horizontal position. In addition to the game clock, a separate play clock is used. This counts down the time the offense has to start the next play before it is assessed a delay of game penalty.

  6. How NFL referees will judge 'fine line' between taunting and ...

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    Winfield later said his gesture was retaliation for Hill throwing up the deuces on his way to the end zone after burning Winfield for a long touchdown during the teams’ regular season matchup.

  7. Celebration Bowl referee salutes military veterans before ...

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    The referee in Saturday’s Celebration Bowl had a bit of bad news he had to pass along to the Jackson State faithful gathered inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.. Before getting to that ...

  8. Tackle-eligible play - Wikipedia

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    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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