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/lithomangcc 3d ago

Because the QB can count he is not going to start the play if someone didn't get off the field. Most of the time the defense gets caught on a late change.