The foul is called "roughing the passer" and the penalty is 15 yards against the defense.
Yes, an interception occurs when a defensive player catches a ball thrown by the quarterback.
When a defensive player tackles a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage as he is trying to throw the football .... that is called a sack.
Yes they are the same, their job is to hand the ball to the quarterback and block defensive linemen.
He may have been the greatest football player in the history of the NFL. He was a quarterback, punter, and defensive back for the Washington Redskins.
Type your answer here... Dick Butkus was the greatest defensive football player
Encroachment is when a defensive player makes contact with an offensive player at the line of scrimmage prior to the ball being snapped. Unabated to the quarterback is when a defensive player charges across the line and is on his way to the quarterback before the ball is snapped.
This is a 5 yard penalty.It is called OFFSIDES.
there is a quarterback on the offensive team because he throws or hands it off to a player or he's able to run the ball. the defensive team doesn't have a quarterback becausethey don't have the ball then
This happens when when a defensive player runs across the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. The offensive line can not flinch to make the defensive player run offsides.
defensive football player
Professional football player
The NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 2010 is Troy Polamalu.