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Old Thu Feb 11, 2021, 07:20pm
Camron Rust Camron Rust is offline
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Originally Posted by Nevadaref View Post
Are those advocating merely a personal foul giving enough consideration to 4-19-3a?
a. Contact that neutralizes an opponent's obvious advantageous position.

Based on those words, I lean towards deeming this an intentional personal foul. The player coming from behind bears the risk of attempting to make a play from that position.
That would be most fouls if taken in literally and in a vacuum. I interpret that to mean deliberate contact that neutralizes an obvious advantageous position....grabbing the shirt from behind, a bear hug that completely prevents the player from jumping or making any play, etc.
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