Penalty flag
The penalty flag (or "flag") is a colored cloth used by the referees in various sports, including American football and lacrosse , to mark the location of a foul. The flag is usually wrapped around a weight, such as a bean bag , so that it can be thrown further. Until 1999, a metal ball was also often used. This practice is no longer applied after a flag thrown by referee Jeff Triplette, the offensive tackle the Cleveland Browns , Orlando Brown , in a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars met the eye. Brown was forced to sit out three seasons due to the eye injury and reached an agreement with the National Football League (NFL) for $ 25 million in compensation.
The flag is orange in Canadian football , white in the NFL until 1965, and then yellow. They were red in college football until the 1970s before switching to yellow as well. There is no uniform color in lacrosse, but yellow is mostly used.
The idea for the penalty flag came from Youngstown State's head coach , Dwight Beede, and was first used in the game against Oklahoma City University on October 17, 1941. Violations of the rules were signaled by whistles in front of the flags. In the National Football League on September 17, 1948 in the game Green Bay Packers against the Boston Yanks , the penalty flag was first thrown.
In American football, in addition to the penalty flag, there is also the red challenge flag , which is thrown by the head coach at the coach's challenge to request a review of a referee's decision by means of video evidence.
Individual evidence
- ↑ College Football Hall of Fame ( Memento from April 10, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) "Hawk's Huddle"
- ↑ Golden Rankings ( Memento of September 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Interesting football stories