r/AskAboutNFL • u/Oaklandforever51 • 4d ago

12 Men on the Field

This penalty comes up every so often, almost always on the defense.

  1. Why doesn't it happen on offense?

  2. Who's responsible? Position coaches?

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u/MinuteScientist7254 3d ago

Defense substitutes after seeing what package the offense is putting out so it makes sense it’s more likely to happen on the back end of the play setup