What is a 'personal foul'?

What is a 'personal foul'?

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A personal foul is after the whistle's been blown dead. Say that quarter back throws the ball and the receiver catches it and is tackled down, and then someone just goes and tries to take the quarter back out, that's a 15 yard penalty. Also if your punter punts the ball away and the ball's already gone, if somebody trying to block the ball roughs them up, that's considered a personal foul which is also a 15 yard penalty. Also, on offense, if a defensive lineman is just standing around and the whistle's blown and someone tries to take him out that's also considered a personal foul. It's 15 yards.