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Officials point at a penalty flag lying on the field. The penalty flag (or just "flag"), often called a penalty marker (or just "marker"), is a yellow cloth used in several field sports including American football, Canadian football, and lacrosse by game officials to identify and sometimes mark the location of penalties or infractions that occur during regular play.
NFL back judge Lee Dyer retrieves a penalty flag on the field during a game on November 16, 2008 between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams. In gridiron football , a penalty is a sanction assessed against a team for a violation of the rules, called a foul . [ 1 ]
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The NFL’s offseason directive to crack down on taunting has so far yielded a barrage of penalty flags. Referees have already assessed 10 penalties for taunting during the first two weekends of ...
Back judge Lee Dyer picks up a penalty flag during a game on November 16, 2008, between the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams. The back judge (B or BJ) stands deep behind the defensive secondary in the middle of the field, judging the action of nearby running backs, receivers (primarily the tight ends) and nearby defenders. Like the side ...
Through the first two weeks of the 2021 NFL season, league officials have thrown 11 penalty flags for taunting — the same amount as the entire 2020 season. Countless fans, players, coaches and ...
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The American Football Coaches Association officially introduced the penalty flag at the 1948 rules session. The penalty flag is now standard officiating equipment and is used in every competitive football game throughout the world. [7] In 1969, the original penalty flag was turned over to the College Football Hall of Fame. [10]