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so no illegal participation foul supersedes the illegal substitution foul.
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There is no foul for illegal participation.
A 12th player coming on, staying on, or not getting off is an illegal substitution foul. If discovered before or simultaneous with the snap, it should be blown dead. Otherwise, its a live ball foul. While it doesn't matter whether one participates in the play, a substitute is defined, in part as...
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A legal incoming substitute becomes a player when he enters the field of play or end zones and communicates with a teammate or an official, enters the huddle, is positioned in an offensive or a defensive formation, OR participates in a play.
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(note the bold and caps)
Its disjunctive so the R might have had the definition memorized and in mind.