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You hear it in the pro's too - especially from Madden. "The ground cannot cause a fumble". However, a player that's not down can easily fall on the ball and have it squirt out. If he was not knocked down by an opponent, it's a live ball, and the ground can CERTAINLY cause a fumble.
The phrase originated as the NFL clarified that if a tackled player lands on the ball and it squirts out, it is NOT a fumble - thus leading to the common (although technically faulty) conclusion that the ground can't cause a fumble.
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