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Originally Posted by HMc
The official rulebook says none of what you think is included. Im not even sure of what the "normal field of play" would be, if this wasnt it.
https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules...wn-by-contact/
An official shall declare the ball dead and the down ended:
when a runner declares himself down by:
falling to the ground, or kneeling, and clearly making no immediate effort to advance.
He fell to the ground. He clearly made no immediate effort to advance, given he got up and tossed the ball in order to celebrate.
He was on the ground. He was either down by contact, or he was down by virtue of his "clearly making no immediate effort to advance."
Either way, he was down. |
Well, if you're going to bring the rulebook into it, that changes the whole discussion. Now I have to find something else to complain about.
I do think that rule must have changed at some point, though. I recall past plays where that was ruled a fumble.