Chop vs Cut Block Explained

Sep 8, 2024, 8:39 PM

In American football, a chop block is an illegal block that is different from a cut block, which is legal in certain situations:

Chop block
An offensive player attempts to block a defensive player while another offensive player is already engaged with the defender. This is considered illegal and penalized with a loss of 15 yards because it can injure the defender.

Cut block
An offensive player blocks a defensive player by targeting the player's knees. This is legal when the defender is not already engaged with another player. However, some consider this block to be "dirty".

The NFL and Fall Experimental Football League have banned the chop block, but the cut block is still legal in the NFL. In the NCAA, cut blocking is allowed as long as the block is away from the ball's original position.

After watching the film, PWoo wasn't engaged by another player, so it was not a chop block (illegal), it was a legal cut block. Had PWoo been engaged by another blocker, and the guy did that, it would have been illegal.

You can question the necessity of said block, and I pray PWoo is not injured, but it appears to be a legal block.

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Message was edited by: bobbyb99®

Message was edited by: bobbyb99®

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