Statements (13)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
American football rule
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gptkbp:affects |
wide receivers
defensive backs |
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
illegal contact rule
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
National Football League
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gptkbp:describes |
Defensive players may not make contact with receivers more than 5 yards beyond the line of scrimmage before the ball is thrown.
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gptkbp:enforcedBy |
1978
NFL officials |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
5-yard contact rule
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gptkbp:penalty |
5-yard penalty and automatic first down
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gptkbp:purpose |
to increase passing and scoring in the NFL
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Mel_Blount_Rule
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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