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Originally posted by seanireland
p. 45 Table 6-4 NOTE: K is in team possession during a kick. A kick ends when a player gains possession or when the ball becomes dead by rule.
K catches the ball in the field of play, but doesn't gain possession until his first point of contact with the ground, which is the EZ. Therefore, I would call it a touchback. Please help me to clarify if i am wrong.
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You are correct, he does not complete the catch/recovery until he touches the ground. If he jumps from the 2, possesses the ball while it's at the 1 and then touches the ground after the ball has crossed the plane of the GL, this is a touchback (described in Casebook play 2.4.1G). As already mentioned, you do have first touching, but R will take the ball at the 20.