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American Football Referee Signals |
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| Whether you are just watching the game at home or in the stadium, or want a career in the National Football League with a job as an NFL referee, you should know the hand and arm signals that football referees use. The handy chart below features pictures of the signals every football fan should know. Learn the signals and impress your friends. Make the call! Scroll down to print the PDF of the chart. |
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| Offside | Illegal Position or Procedure | Illegal Motion or Shift | Delay of Game | Personal Foul |
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| Roughness and Piling On | Clipping | Roughing the Kicker | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | Defensive Holding |
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| Illegal Use of Hands and Arms | Intentional Grounding | Illegally Passing or Handing Ball Forward | Forward Pass or Kick Catching Interference | Ineligible Receiver Down Field on Pass |
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| Ball Illegally Touched, Kicked, or Batted | Incomplete Forward Pass, Penalty Declined, No Play, or No Score | Crawling, Helping the Runner, or Interlocked Interference | Ball Dead; If Hand Is Moved from Side to Side, Touchback | Touchdown or Field Goal |
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| Safety | Time-Out | First Down | Start the Clock or No More Time-Outs Allowed | Ball Ready for Play |
| Want to practice calling the plays at the game or even on the football field? Click here for a printable version of the football referee signals (PDF). |
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