face mask penalties

A form of face mask penalty — A penalty in American football where one player grabs the face mask of an opposing player. There are two versions of this penalty: incidental face mask penalty and the more serious personal foul face mask penalty.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of face mask penalty
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APA

face mask penalties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalties

MLA

“face mask penalties.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalties. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “face mask penalties,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/face%20mask%20penalties.

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