"Offensive holding: This happens when an offensive player grabs a defensive player by his jersey, to keep him from tackling his teammate. It’s a ten-yard penalty. This is a good penalty for people to complain about during commercials, after the game, or in some cases, five years later (see: Seattle fans, Super Bowl XL). Mission District take note: Just because a player is flagged for holding, that does not necessarily mean he has cocaine."
More Sean Keane sports content in (slightly classier) blog form, in the East Bay’s second-finest free periodical (behind the Squelch; apologies to the Berkeley Daily Planet).
My NFL rules guide appeared on the East Bay Express blog today. This could be the beginning of a beautiful alt-weekly friendship.
