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to avoid a sack, the quarterback will do what is known as "throwing the football away". This is a deliberate incomplete pass thrown away from players to avoid loss of yardage. The intentional grounding penalty imposes restrictions on the legality of this move. The quarterback can legally throw the football away past the line of scrimmage when he leaves the pocket (defined in terms of the offensive tackle), and may

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