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About Football Glossary - Personal Foul

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Definition: A flagrant illegal act that is generally deemed to unnecessarily risk the health of other players.
Examples:
Personal fouls include, but are not limited to late hits, unnecessary roughness, and blows to the head. A personal foul results in a 15-yard penalty against the offending team.
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