Rules Question

Colbert17!

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I should know this but I don't. What determines if a defensive PI is a spot foul or a 15 yard penalty?
 

gmay8

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Beyond 15 yards down the field it’s a 15 yard penalty (in college). It’s a spot foul if it’s less than 15 yards…or anywhere in the NFL
 
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gef21

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So in college if I'm a DB and I'm clearly beat long it would be a good play just to pull the guy down?
That's how Cincinnati beat us in 2006. Every time a WR beat their DB vertically they pulled us down.