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Offside (American football)
Minor foul in gridiron football / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For offside rules in other sports, see Offside (sport).
Offside is a minor foul in gridiron football caused when a player crosses the line of scrimmage ahead of the snap of the ball. The penalty associated with the infraction is the advancing of the ball five yards and a replay of the down.
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