Thread: Muffed Punt
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Old Sat Aug 31, 2013, 01:17pm
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The punt returner did have both feet on the ground when he made contact, but he never had secure possession of the ball. On the bounce, the football had cleared the neutral zone as well. From my limited football knowledge, I thought the ruling was correct, but I know that football rules can be complex at times, so I was uncertain what the exact rule was. Seems as if the coach was arguing the rule incorrectly (who would have thought that ) In regards to why the official signaled touchdown, almost immediately he ran back to the line judge and then the others joined. Looked like he could have got caught up in the play and then had that "ah hah" moment.
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