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Snake~Eyes... When this thread first popped up I scoured the NFL rule book for applicable references and the only rule or penalty I could find that would apply is 12-2-8, "Unnecessary Roughness" which mentions:
- "(b) tackling a runner when he is clearly out of bounds;" [although in this case the player is not a "runner"]
- Section (c) as quoted by ABoseli above
- and "(d) contacting a runner out of bounds..." [although again, in this case we're not dealing with a runner]
As much as I've looked, I could find no other references to players contacting each other out of bounds. Nor could I find any rules regarding how and when a player must return to the field when he goes out of bounds [if anyone has a reference for that I'd love to know it].
-Sean---
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