Any american football know it alls on??

[SCSB79]

Can a player be sent off in an american football game?

[Horsebox]

SCSB79, can I ask why you want to know this?

A player can be disqualified from the game for a few offenses, listed below and possibly fined and suspended from the league in extreme cases:

It's quite rare though, prob due to the stop /start nature of the game. Also, I have noticed that NFL players seem to act with a little more respect for officials in their game compared to, say, some premiership prima-donnas.

*Edited to add - I am def NOT an NFL know it all, just a fan still learning and the following info was nicked from NFL.com,

15 Yards penalty (and disqualification if flagrant)

1. Striking opponent with fist.

2. Kicking or kneeing opponent.

3. Striking opponent on head or neck with forearm, elbow, or hands whether or not the initial contact is made below the neck area.

4. Roughing kicker.

5. Roughing passer.

6. Malicious unnecessary roughness.

7. Unsportsmanlike conduct.

8. Palpably unfair act. (Distance penalty determined by the Referee after consultation with other officials.)

[matthew123]

But does that reduce the team by a player, or can they bring on a replacement - as in Football both the player and the team are punished by being sent off?

[Horsebox]

Matthew123, It remains 11 a side. My theory is that although the punishment is directed toward the player rather than the team, it will effect the team dynamic, especially if the disqualified player is seem as core to certain plays or is particularly hard to replace.

[Sandperson]

Don't forget dog fighting. You get banned for that too. :))

[Horsebox]

Sandperson Wrote:

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> Don't forget dog fighting. You get banned for that

> too. :))

Hahaha! Michael Vick...

and (Plaxico Burres) for carrying an unlicensed, concealed weapon and somehow managing to shoot yourself in the leg.

It's not called the National Felons League for nothing :-)

[matthew123]

Horsebox Wrote:

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> Matthew123, It remains 11 a side. My theory is

> that although the punishment is directed toward

> the player rather than the team, it will effect

> the team dynamic, especially if the disqualified

> player is seem as core to certain plays or is

> particularly hard to replace.

Surely this is open to abuse where you can put on a reserve for one play to rough up and put out of the game a star player on the opposition, thus gaining an unfair advantage?

[MrNick]

Not something anyone would do if they value their own star players. I think its more of a mutual respect system. that tactic might win you a game but it would get ugly the next time the teams met up.

[Horsebox]

Matthew, In theory yes it could happen but given that the game is inherently rough, the offending player would have to do something quite serious and potentially dangerous to get sent off (and plus receive a fine and also lose their team 15 yards on the field.)

I'm not sure what it would do for their reputation either, amongst the opposition and possibly the fans as well.

I agree with MrNick about the mutual respect system - there is a greater element of respect in American football than seems to exist in the FA.

[matthew123]

Yes you're both right. Although would you say this argument stands in the NBA?

[Horsebox]

I'm much not of an NBA fan but I can't imagine that any 'personal fouls' would be anything too violent or threatening to an opponents safety / career, when compared to say, a sliding tackle, studs up into the leg.

I imagine that on a team of 5 players, losing one of these would change the dynamic of the game much more than playing 10 against 11 in football for example and is therefore (partially) responsible for the rule that each team must have 5 players on the court at all times.

Think I may have strayed slightly from your question, Matthew.