Holding on a Field Goal Try

[MJT]

TXMike is correct. This is taught at the college, and especially the NFL level. One reason you do not see it called a bunch in cuz teams only do it when they REALLY need a block. The NFL has people who watch EVERY play and give video clips on tendencies and such that the crews watch on the teams for their upcoming games. Plays such as this will be really watched, and brought to the crews attention if they do it often.

Another time they will have defensive holding is when the defensive lineman will pull an offensive lineman down so he cannot scrape to the linebackers. I saw an NFL umpires training video this summer at a camp and they showed many instances of this.

I don't get how a coach can say it is chicken**** call when their special teams coach is teaching it.