Yes, roughing the passer is a penalty. It calls for a 15 yard penalty on the offending team.
Roughing the passer
15 yards for illegally kicking a loose ball.
Yes, if the ball is deflected there can be no roughing/running into the kicker penalty. Also, if the punter drops the snap there can be no penalty.
The foul is called "roughing the passer" and the penalty is 15 yards against the defense.
-wait to see whoever you throw it to catches it -might get a late hit resulting in a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty
Um Maybe roughing the passer horse collar pass interference face mask roughing the kicker that is all the 15 yard penalties i know so far stay tune for more
1938 was when roughing the passer rule was enacted in the NFL.
If the quarterback were to drop kick he would become a kicker and not a quarterback. The roughing the quarterback penalty would change to roughing the kicker.
15 yards
Larry Csonka
A kicking penalty results from the act of kicking an opponent. It is a match penalty.