Step by Step / Updated 03-27-2016
Because American football referees can’t always yell loud enough for the offense to hear, the referee uses signals to inform football players and fans of penalties, touchdowns, and other calls made on the offense’s side of play. Here are what these signals look like and what they mean.Clock doesn’t stop.The referee moves an arm clockwise in a full circle in front of himself to inform the offensive team that it has no timeouts, or that the ball is in play and that the timekeeper should keep the clock moving.