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  2. Penalty (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    In gridiron football, a penalty is a sanction assessed against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul. [1] Officials initially signal penalties by tossing a bright yellow colored penalty flag onto the field toward or at the spot of a foul.

  3. Clipping (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    In gridiron football, clipping is the act of a "throwing the body across the back of the leg of an eligible receiver or charging or falling into the back of an opponent below the waist after approaching him from behind, provided the opponent is not a runner." [1] It is also clipping to roll up on the legs of an opponent after a block. [1]

  4. List of gridiron football rules - Wikipedia

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    Similarly to association football, the game begins with a coin toss to determine which team will kick off to begin the game and which goal each team will defend. [2] The options are presented again to start the second half; the choices for the first half do not automatically determine the start of the second half (i.e. it is possible for the same team to kick off both halves). [3]

  5. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    In American football, only one offensive player can be in motion at a time, cannot be moving toward the line of scrimmage at the snap, and may not be a player who is on the line of scrimmage. In Canadian football, more than one back can be in motion, and may move in any direction as long as they are behind the line of scrimmage at the snap.

  6. Laws of the Game (association football) - Wikipedia

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    The first detailed sets of rules published by football clubs (rather than a school or university) were those of Sheffield F.C. (written 1858, published 1859) which codified a game played for 20 years until being discontinued in favour of the Football Association code, and those of Melbourne FC (1859) which are the origins of Australian rules ...

  7. Michigan’s Moore faces allegations of NCAA violations in sign ...

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    Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore speaks during an NCAA college football news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP ...

  8. Encroachment (gridiron football) - Wikipedia

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    Like offside violations, the violating team is penalized five yards. [1] [2] In the NCAA, an encroachment penalty is called, when there is an offensive player beyond the line of scrimmage after the snapper touching the ball. [3] There is no encroachment for defensive players in college football.

  9. Matt Eberflus: Bears filing complaint with NFL that Packers ...

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    Eberflus acknowledged that the Bears did a poor job of blocking, but believes that the Packers made illegal contact with long snapper Scott Daly on the play and wants the NFL to take a second look.